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By Ernest Leong Washington, D.C. 10 November 2006 watch Gates profile Robert Gates, President Bush's nominee to become the new U.S. Defense Secretary, is a former CIA Director with decades of experience in the national security field. He has also se
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Poppy cultivation(栽培) and production in Afghanistan has decreased sharply, according to a United Nations report. The UN Office on Drugs and Crime says opium(鸦片) cultivation has dropped by 22% in a year and production by 10%. The biggest falls