United States Court of Appeals
                           FOR THE EIGHTH CIRCUIT
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                                    No. 10-3453
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Valerie E. Hinton,                    *
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             Appellant,               *
                                      * Appeal from the United States
       v.                             * District Court for the
                                      * Eastern District of Missouri.
Robert Gates, Secretary Department of *
Defense, National Geo-Spacial         * [UNPUBLISHED]
Intelligence Agency,                  *
                                      *
             Appellee.                *
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                              Submitted: June 3, 2011
                                 Filed: June 8, 2011
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Before MELLOY, GRUENDER, and BENTON, Circuit Judges.
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PER CURIAM.

       Valerie Hinton appeals the district court’s1 adverse grant of summary judgment
in her employment-discrimination action. After careful de novo review, see Johnson
v. Blaukat, 

, 1112 (8th Cir. 2006), this court affirms on the basis of the
district court’s well reasoned opinion. See 8th Cir. R. 47B.
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      1
        The Honorable Henry E. Autrey, United States District Judge for the Eastern
District of Missouri.