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swamppolitics.com - 8/14/2008
Gates: U.S.-Russia relations could suffer
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by Aamer Madhani It didn't seem that long ago that President Bush told the world about looking Vladimir Putin in the eye and "getting a sense of his soul." Today, Bush's defense secretary, Robert Gates, brushed aside the question of whether Putin could be trusted, but he didn't exactly give the Russian prime minister a rousing endorsement. "I have never believed that one should make ...

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News — ... the campaign plans to dig into Corsi’s past statements as well as increase surrogate attacks on the former Swift Boat leader. FROM THE BLOGS: [image] U.S. Forces Giving to Obama - Jonathan Singer, MyDD [image] Edwards Scandal Shows Why Public Moving to Web - Newsbuster [image] How Obama Is Confronting Corsi - Marc Ambinder [image] Obama Mapping out Defense - Greg Sargent, TPM [image] Thursday's House Oil Party - Moe Lane, RedState [image] Gates: US-Russia Relations  Could Suffer - The Swamp [image] Reading the VP Tea Leaves ...

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