We still have a job to do and responsibilities there," said the defense secretary.

我们还有工作要做，还有责任。

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The U.S. Defense Secretary said no decision has been made to call off the operation, dubbed Caring Response, but he said it may be matter of days before the ships are called back.

盖茨说，目前还没有决定取消这个名叫“关怀反应”的行动。 不过，他说，也许再过几天这些军舰就将被撤回。

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Last week, U. s. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton said the U. s. would honor its mutual defense treaty with its ally, the Philippines.

上星期美国国务卿希拉里·克林顿说美国切实履行与菲律宾盟国的共同防御条约。

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In his visit to Tokyo last month, U.S.Defense Secretary Robert Gates said there was no room for renegotiating the deal.

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Secretary Gates said the new plan will allow flexibility and put in place a defense system more quickly than the previous proposal.

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Mr.Obama said he had spoken with Defense Secretary Robert Gates and with the Chairman of the military Joint Chiefs of Staff, Navy Admiral Michael Mullen.

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Michael Doubleday said the defense secretary did not overrule West's initial decision to deny the burial.

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The U.S. defense secretary said he believed the bomber flights would calm the situation.

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White House officials said the president was informed about the abuses by Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld sometime after U.S. Central Command put out an advisory on January 16, but they do not have an exact date, or details of exactly what Bush was told.

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