BEIJING - AUGUST 08: (L-R) Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin speaks with US President George W. Bush before the start of the Opening Ceremony for the 2008 Beijing Summer Olympics at the National Stadium on August 8, 2008 in Beijing, China. Getty Images logo Getty Images 11 months ago

BEIJING - AUGUST 08: (L-R) Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin speaks with US President George W. Bush before the start of the Opening Ceremony for the 2008 Beijing Summer Olympics at the National Stadium on August 8, 2008 in Beijing, China.

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  5. Former U.S. President George W. Bush (C) and former First Lady Laura Bush (L) listen as Texas Rangers owner Thomas Hicks speaks at a dedication ceremony to rename the owner's suite at Rangers Ballpark in Arlington to the President George W. Bush Owner's Suite before the start of the MLB interleague baseball game between the Texas Rangers and the Houston Astros in Arlington, Texas, June 18, 2009.
  6. Former President George W. Bush (L) shakes hands with Texas Rangers owner Tom Hicks during a dedication ceremony to rename the owner's suite at Rangers Ballpark in Arlington to the President George W. Bush Owner's Suite before the start of the MLB interleague baseball game between the Texas Rangers and the Houston Astros in Arlington, Texas June 18, 2009.
  7. Former U.S. President George W. Bush (L) is presented a Texas Rangers jersey from team owner Thomas Hicks at a dedication ceremony to rename the owner's suite at Rangers Ballpark in Arlington to the President George W. Bush Owner's Suite before the start of the MLB interleague baseball game between the Texas Rangers and the Houston Astros in Arlington, Texas June 18, 2009.
  8. In this photo provided by the Texas Rangers, Former President George W. Bush, left, jokes around with Houston Astros' Ivan Rodriguez (12) as he pays the visitors clubhouse a visit before the start of the game against the Texas Rangers in Arlington, Texas, June 18, 2009. The owners suite at the ballpark was name in honor of the former president during a pregame ceremony.
  9. Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin seen during a meeting while visiting a farm in southern Krasnodar region, Russia, Friday, July 3, 2009. Vladimir Putin visits Krasnodar region to discuss grain harvest.
  10. Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin seen during a meeting while visiting a farm in southern Krasnodar region, Russia, Friday, July 3, 2009. Vladimir Putin visits Krasnodar region to discuss grain harvest.
  11. Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin (R) speaks to farmers in Vyselki on July 3, 2009 during a routine working visit to the wheat fields of the Agrokoplex farm.
  12. Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin (R) speaks to farmers in Vyselki on July 3, 2009 during a routine working visit to the wheat fields of the Agrokoplex farm.
  13. Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin (L) speaks to a farmer in Vyselki on July 3, 2009 during a routine working visit to the wheat fields of the Agrokoplex farm.
  14. Russia's Prime Minister Vladimir Putin (R), accompanied by workers, walks through the "Agrocomplex" Farm's wheat field in the southern Krasnodar Region July 3, 2009.
  15. Picture taken on June 15, 2004 shows Russian President Vladimir Putin (L) welcoming Russian famous national singer Lyudmila Zykina before awarding her with the Order of Saint Andrey at the Kremlin in Moscow. Russian singer Lyudmila Zykina died on July 1, 2009 at age 80, Russian media reported.
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