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DogPoundPup Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Apr-06-08 09:38 AM
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No frowns at Bush-Putin talks
Source: SanLuisObispo.com

At a troubled time in U.S.-Russian relations, there were no frowns when Vladimir Putin and George W. Bush got together for their last time as presidents. In fact, they wound up dancing together. That's right, dancing.

There was a Cossack chorus and folk dancing during entertainment over dinner. Putin and Bush made their way to the stage and took part in a traditional dance, White House press secretary Dana Perino said. "They are comfortable with each other in less formal settings," she said.

While Bush and Putin relaxed, Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice was at a table with Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov, presumably going over business for the presidents' talks Sunday.

Six tables with six seats each were arranged in a long rectangular room. Bush and his wife, Laura, sat next to each other. Putin put himself at Bush's side. Dmitry Medvedev, Putin's hand-picked successor, sat next to the first lady. Putin's wife and Medvedev's wife were not seen.





Read more: http://www.sanluisobispo.com/news/politics/story/324299.html



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samsingh Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Apr-06-08 11:54 AM
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1. bush the clown
love the ribbon message at the bottom.

should say the world.
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goclark Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Apr-06-08 06:11 PM
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2. LOL Bush : One of the Worst disasters to hit the US


Ain't that the truth!
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