LOL! What did they run with??
Bush Blocks Russia WTO Bid in Icy Exchange (WhooHoo!)
By TERENCE HUNT (Who?) lol
AP White House Correspondent (oh, him)
July 15, 2006, 9:55 PM EDT
ST. PETERSBURG, Russia -- In a chilly summit prelude, President Bush blocked Russia's entry into the World Trade Organization on Saturday and President Vladimir Putin mockingly said Moscow doesn't want the kind of violence-plagued democracy the United States has fostered in Iraq.
Alternately joking and poking at each other, the two also showed differences at a news conference on the explosion of violence in the Mideast.
Bush held Israel blameless for its punishing attacks in Lebanon and said it was up to the militant group Hezbollah to lay down its arms. Putin was critical of Israel's use of force and said the violence "should stop as soon as possible."
The two leaders met for two hours before the opening of the annual summit of eight major world powers, which was expected to focus on nuclear problems with Iran and North Korea and the escalating fighting between Israel and the Islamic guerrilla group Hezbollah.
There was a quick handshake but little warmth between Bush and Putin during a photo opportunity opening their talks. For the second day, Bush spent part of it mountain biking
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rest at:
http://www.newsday.com/news/nationworld/wire/sns-ap-bush-putin,0,6558673.story?coll=sns-ap-nationworld-headlines