Former U.S. senator Gary Hart (R) gives documents to Russian President Dmitry Medvedev (L) as fellow members of a bipartisan U.S. - Russia releations commission, former senators Chuck Hagel (2nd R) and John Beyrle (2nd L), look on in the Kremlin in Moscow March 10, 2009. A delegation of ex-U.S. senators pressed for better relations between Moscow and Washington during talks with Russian President Medvedev, the latest in a flurry of high-level contacts. Reuters Pictures 8 months ago

Former U.S. senator Gary Hart (R) gives documents to Russian President Dmitry Medvedev (L) as fellow members of a bipartisan U.S. - Russia releations commission, former senators Chuck Hagel (2nd R) and John Beyrle (2nd L), look on in the Kremlin in Moscow March 10, 2009. A delegation of ex-U.S. senators pressed for better relations between Moscow and Washington during talks with Russian President Medvedev, the latest in a flurry of high-level contacts.