Obama hits back in Russia 'hot mic' row
<p><span word="US">US</span> <span word="President">President</span> <span word="Barack">Barack</span> <span word="Obama">Obama</span> <span word="voiced">voiced</span> <span word="doubt">doubt</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Tuesday">Tuesday</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="prospects">prospects</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="progress">progress</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="Moscow">Moscow</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="missile">missile</span> <span word="defense">defense</span> <span word="until">until</span> <span word="after">after</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="November">November</span> <span word="US">US</span> <span word="election">election</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="staunchly">staunchly</span> <span word="defended">defended</span> <span word="remarks">remarks</span> <span word="caught">caught</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="camera">camera</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="day">day</span> <span word="before">before</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="Russian">Russian</span> <span word="President">President</span> <span word="Dmitry">Dmitry</span> <span word="Medvedev">Medvedev</span>.</p><p><span word="Obama">Obama</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="overheard">overheard</span> <span word="assuring">assuring</span> <span word="Medvedev">Medvedev</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Monday">Monday</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="have">have</span> "<span word="more">more</span> <span word="flexibility">flexibility</span>" <span word="to">to</span> <span word="deal">deal</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="contentious">contentious</span> <span word="arms">arms</span>-<span word="control">control</span> <span word="issues">issues</span> <span word="after">after</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Nov">Nov</span> 6 <span word="presidential">presidential</span> <span word="ballot">ballot</span>, <span word="drawing">drawing</span> <span word="sharp">sharp</span> <span word="criticism">criticism</span> <span word="back">back</span> <span word="home">home</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="Republican">Republican</span> <span word="foes">foes</span>.</p><p><span word="Speaking">Speaking</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="sidelines">sidelines</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="global">global</span> <span word="nuclear">nuclear</span> <span word="security">security</span> <span word="summit">summit</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Seoul">Seoul</span>, <span word="Obama">Obama</span> <span word="sought">sought</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="put">put</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="controversy">controversy</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="rest">rest</span> <span word="but">but</span> <span word="made">made</span> <span word="clear">clear</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="earlier">earlier</span> <span word="comments">comments</span> <span word="reflected">reflected</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="political">political</span> <span word="reality">reality</span> <span word="that">that</span> "<span word="everybody">everybody</span> <span word="understands">understands</span>".</p><p>"<span word="I">I</span> <span word="don">don</span>'<span word="t">t</span> <span word="think">think</span> <span word="it">it</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="any">any</span> <span word="surprise">surprise</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="can">can</span>'<span word="t">t</span> <span word="start">start</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="few">few</span> <span word="months">months</span> <span word="before">before</span> <span word="presidential">presidential</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="congressional">congressional</span> <span word="elections">elections</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="United">United</span> <span word="States">States</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="time">time</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="just">just</span> <span word="completed">completed</span> <span word="elections">elections</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Russia">Russia</span>," <span word="Obama">Obama</span> <span word="told">told</span> <span word="reporters">reporters</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="Medvedev">Medvedev</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="side">side</span>.</p><p><span word="US">US</span> <span word="plans">plans</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="anti">anti</span>-<span word="missile">missile</span> <span word="shield">shield</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="bedeviled">bedeviled</span> <span word="relations">relations</span> <span word="between">between</span> <span word="Washington">Washington</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Moscow">Moscow</span> <span word="despite">despite</span> <span word="Obama">Obama</span>'<span word="s">s</span> "<span word="reset">reset</span>" <span word="in">in</span> <span word="ties">ties</span> <span word="between">between</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="former">former</span> <span word="Cold">Cold</span> <span word="War">War</span> <span word="foes">foes</span>. <span word="Obama">Obama</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="Republican">Republican</span> <span word="opponents">opponents</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="accused">accused</span> <span word="him">him</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="being">being</span> <span word="too">too</span> <span word="open">open</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="concessions">concessions</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="Russia">Russia</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="issue">issue</span>.</p><p><span word="In">In</span> <span word="Monday">Monday</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="talks">talks</span>, <span word="Obama">Obama</span> <span word="urged">urged</span> <span word="Moscow">Moscow</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="give">give</span> <span word="him">him</span> "<span word="space">space</span>" <span word="until">until</span> <span word="after">after</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="US">US</span> <span word="election">election</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Medvedev">Medvedev</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="relay">relay</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="message">message</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="incoming">incoming</span> <span word="Russian">Russian</span> <span word="president">president</span> <span word="Vladimir">Vladimir</span> <span word="Putin">Putin</span>, <span word="who">who</span> <span word="takes">takes</span> <span word="over">over</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Kremlin">Kremlin</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="May">May</span>.</p>
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