Reuters: Bush, Clinton have chance encounter at U.N.

DeepModem Mom

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Tue Sep-19-06 08:19 PM
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Reuters: Bush, Clinton have chance encounter at U.N.

Bush, Clinton have chance encounter at U.N.
Tue Sep 19, 2006

UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - You never know who you might run into at the United Nations.

President George W. Bush found that out on Tuesday with a chance encounter with his predecessor, Bill Clinton.

Bush clapped his arm over Clinton's shoulders and pulled Iraqi President Jalal Talibani over for a three-way chat.

"It was unplanned, unexpected. When you see another president standing nearby, the proper thing to do is to go over and say 'hi'," said White House spokesman Tony Snow.

He said it was a brief and "very nice, very pleasant conversation."...

http://today.reuters.com/news/articlenews.aspx?type=domesticNews&storyid=2006-09-19T223241Z_01_N19197056_RTRUKOC_0_US-UN-BUSH-CLINTON.xml&src=rss&rpc=22

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babylonsister

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Tue Sep-19-06 08:20 PM
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1. Snow's mouth is moving. So did they really get into a fist fight? nt

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wakeme2008

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Tue Sep-19-06 08:21 PM
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2. Wonder if Bill had his own Hand Sanitizer..

:rofl:

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EST

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Tue Sep-19-06 08:25 PM
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3. Monica still around?

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babylonsister

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Tue Sep-19-06 08:39 PM
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5. No, but the blivet made the news again today:

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=364x2173148

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rodeodance

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Tue Sep-19-06 08:30 PM
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4. Bush kept slapping Bill on the back like they were old buds (Lehrer News

Hour showed a good clip tonight). I do not think bill clapped him back.

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Olney Blue

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Tue Sep-19-06 08:51 PM
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6. Oooh- to know what the Big Dog was REALLY thinking!

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El Supremo

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Tue Sep-19-06 08:52 PM
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7. "Heh, Heh."

"Wanna trade some 'Blow'?"

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