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	<title>ONE &#187; Robert M. Gates</title>
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		<title>Defense Secretary asks Senator Conrad to support State Department funding</title>
		<link>http://www.one.org/blog/2009/04/01/defense-secretary-asks-senator-conrad-to-support-state-department-funding/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 01 Apr 2009 16:33:28 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Josh Peck, ONE.org</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Excellent story yesterday in the Army Times about Defense Secretary Gates calling Senator Conrad to support State Department funding, which includes the funding we’re asking Conrad not to cut in the International Affairs Budget.
Senator Conrad said “I have never before in my 22 years on the budget committee had the secretary of defense call me [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Background on Secretary of Defense Robert Gates</title>
		<link>http://www.one.org/blog/2008/12/01/background-on-secretary-of-defense-robert-gates/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 01 Dec 2008 20:32:59 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Chris Scott</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[In his security team rollout this morning, President-elect Obama announced that Robert Gates would be staying on as the Secretary of Defense.  
Below are some of Gates&#8217; notable statements about global development.
Gates, Remarks at the 2008 US Global Leadership Campaign Tribute Dinner, 7/15/08
“Broadly speaking, when it comes to America’s engagement with the rest of [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Sec. Gates Calls for More Foreign Aid Funding</title>
		<link>http://www.one.org/blog/2007/11/28/sec-gates-calls-for-more-foreign-aid-funding/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 28 Nov 2007 18:41:52 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Virginia Simmons</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[On Monday, Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates called for a &#8220;dramatic increase&#8221; in funding for diplomacy and foreign aid in the U.S. budget.
From Tuesday&#8217;s Washington Post piece:
&#8220;In a speech that emphasized the importance of &#8220;soft power&#8221; to prevent and end conflicts, Gates suggested beefing up the State Department&#8217;s foreign affairs budget of $36 billion, even [...]]]></description>
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