Jun 30

Obama hails retiring Gates, the 'humble' patriot<br /> (AFP)<br />

AFP - US President Barack Obama hailed retiring Defense Secretary Robert Gates Thursday as an honest, humble man who loved his troops and had one of the best tenures of any civilian Pentagon chief.

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Jun 30

Obama says Gates a bipartisan model of 'civility'<br /> (AFP)<br />

AFP - US President Barack Obama hailed retiring Defense Secretary Robert Gates Thursday as a “humble” patriot whose bipartisan civility should serve as an example to Washington’s feuding politicians.

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Jun 30

2 charged in Seattle plot detained pending trial<br /> (AP)<br />

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Jun 30

NATO allies must pool funds or face decline: Gates<br /> (AFP)<br />

AFP - European members of NATO need to pool their defense funds to bolster their declining military power, US Defense Secretary Robert Gates says.

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