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Article: Bush, Putin butt heads over democracy; At G-8 summit, the two leaders concur on Iran and North Korea.(PAGE ONE)
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- The Washington Times (Washington, DC)
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- July 16, 2006
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Byline: Joseph Curl, THE WASHINGTON TIMES
ST. PETERSBURG - President Bush and his Russian counterpart, Vladimir Putin, yesterday agreed in principle on contentious issues such as the Middle East, Iran and North Korea, but the leaders failed to clinch a key trade deal and clashed over democracy, with Mr. Putin declaring he does not want "the same kind of democracy as they have in Iraq."
During a 30-minute press conference, notable for the chilly body language between the two presidents, the leaders acknowledged that they do not see eye to eye on a host of issues, but said they agreed that Iran should not acquire nuclear weapons and urged all sides in the ...