NATO chief acknowledges Italy for boosting defense spending

NATO chief acknowledges Italy for boosting defense spending

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Italian Premier Paolo Gentiloni, right, shakes hands with NATO Secretary General, Jens Stoltenberg as they meet at the premier's office Chigi Palace in Rome for talks, Thursday, April 27, 2017. Andrew Medichini AP Photo
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The head of NATO praised Italy Thursday for increasing its defense spending last year, an acknowledgement that came days after U.S. President Donald Trump said he had joked with Italy's prime minister about the need for Rome to "pay up."

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The Sacramento Bee