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Horses at the Stud Farm Lipica rest in their stalls, Thursday, Sept 28, 2006, in Lipica, Slovenia. U.S. Secretary of Defense Donald H. Rumsfeld and his wife Joyce enjoyed a tour of the farm before the start of the Informal Meeting of NATO Defence Ministers in Portoroz, Slovenia

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Secretary of Defense Donald H. Rumsfeld, left, shakes hands with Slovenian Defense Minister Karl Viktor Erjavec prior to the start of the Informal Meeting of NATO Defense Ministers - Portoroz, Thursday, Sept. 28, 2006, in Portoroz, Slovenia

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Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld, center, prepares to take his seat during a round table meeting of NATO defense ministers in Portoroz, Slovenia, Thursday Sept. 28, 2006

Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld, gestures while speaking with British Defense Secretary Des Browne during a round table meeting of NATO defense ministers in Portoroz, Slovenia, Thursday Sept. 28, 2006

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NATO Secretary General Jaap de Hoop Scheffer, left, shakes hands with British Defense Secretary Des Browne, right, as U.S. Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld, center, looks on during a round table meeting of NATO defense ministers in Portoroz, Slovenia, Thursday Sept. 28, 2006

Secretary of Defense Donald H. Rumsfeld, center left, speaks with NATO Secretary General Jaap de Hoop Scheffer, center right, prior to the start of the Informal Meeting of NATO Defense Ministers - Portoroz, Thursday, Sept. 28, 2006, in Portoroz, Slovenia

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Representatives from over 20 countries, including U.S. Secretary of Defense Donald H. Rumsfeld, gather for the Informal Meeting of NATO Defense Ministers - Portoroz, Thursday, Sept. 28, 2006, in Portoroz, Slovenia

British Defense Secretary Des Browne, left, shares a word with U.S. Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld during a round table meeting of NATO defense ministers in Portoroz, Slovenia, Thursday Sept. 28, 2006

Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld listens to language translations during the Informal Meeting of NATO Defense Ministers - Portoroz, on Thursday, Sept. 28, 2006, in Portoroz, Slovenia

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Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld gestures while speaking during a media conference at a meeting of NATO defense ministers in Portoroz, Slovenia, Thursday Sept. 28, 2006. NATO defense ministers on Thursday approved an extension of the alliance's Afghan security mission across the whole of the country, taking in the volatile eastern region and bringing around 10,000 U.S. troops under allied command

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