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Secretary Gates speaks during a Pentagon press conference.
Secretary of Defense Robert M. Gates speaks during a Pentagon press conference where he announced the nomination of Army Gen. David H. Petraeus to be the next U.S. Central Command commander on April 23, 2008. Gates also announced that Army Lt. Gen. Raymond Odierno would succeed Petraeus as the Multinational Force Iraq commander.

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