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US Secretary of Defense Robert Gates listens as US President Barack Obama speaks during a ceremony to start the White House to Light House Wounded Warrior Soldier Ride on the South Lawn of the White House in Washington, DC, April 30, 2009. The program helps rehabilitate wounded veterans and Obama kicked off the start of a ride that will take the bikers from the White House to Arlington Cemetery, before continuing Friday to Annapolis, Maryland. AFP PHOTO / Saul LOEB (Photo credit should read SAUL LOEB/AFP/Getty Images)