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NATO and US flags wave in the wind outside NATO headquarters in Brussels on Friday, Oct. 21, 2011. (AP Photo/Virginia Mayo)

NATO and US flags wave in the wind outside NATO headquarters in Brussels on Friday, Oct. 21, 2011. (AP Photo/Virginia Mayo)

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