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[Old Nick]

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[jakeXT]

1. While Xi was distracted talking to U.S. President Barack Obama

[alcibiades_mystery]

8. Thanks, Obama!

[gordianot]

2. Darn why didn't Putin get a shirt?

[Cha]

3. Does Putin think he's freaking bush?

"That infamous neck massage: Was it sexual harrassment or just really bad protocol? The recent gesture of affection George W. Bush gave Angela Merkel has stirred up a heated debate in the United States."

The scene was brief but striking: At last week's G-8 summit in St. Petersburg, United States President George W. Bush stepped behind German Chancellor Angela Merkel, reached for her shoulders, gave her a brief massage and then kept walking. Visibly startled and uncomfortable, Angela Merkel threw up her arms. A moment to be remembered, it seems: Within hours, links to photographs and video footage of the surprise neck grab were already racing across the Internet -- from YouTube to Technorati. "Bush: Love-Attack on Merkel!" read the headline in the German tabloid Bild. Several Web sites denounced commander in chief Bush as the "Groper in Chief."

http://www.spiegel.de/international/bush-s-massage-gate-rubbing-the-chancellor-s-neck-and-getting-an-earful-a-428852.html

[ReRe]

9. Ha! GW never learned what...

... "personal space" is. Don't you know she wanted to deck him for that?

[jtuck004]

4. Because China's State Censors are known for their raucous, nonstop sense of humor already?

Were there no fucking pandas? These electronic rags couldn't find anything less important?

huh.

[Cha]

5. Poor Putin misunderstood putin.. Just Leave him Alone!

[heaven05]

6. "much ado about nothing", methinks??!!

dumb news.

[jakeXT]

7. The same is true for the picture with Obama

[840high]

11. Agree.

[Javaman]

10. the man is a cartoon. nt

[GeorgeGist]

12. OMG

SLATE still sucks.

[cosmicone]

13. Now we are putting down otherwise chivalrous gestures...

Culturally insensitive - yes

Flirting? NO