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Wednesday, July 19, 2006 12:00 AM

"Blitz massage," revisited

The L.A. Times says Merkel "smiled." Riiiiight.
Lynn Harris

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  • Wednesday, July 19, 2006 02:19 PM

    Disrespectful

    This was disrespectful and overly familiar behavior in the most formal of situations. It's very telling. Bush tries very hard to be folksy, but does he commonly try to administer back rubs and the like to male heads of state?

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