White House drops talk of missile defense deal with Russia

Sunday, April 6, 2008

SOCHI, Russia -- President Bush and Russian President Vladimir Putin opened farewell talks Saturday as the White House dropped hopes they would resolve differences on U.S. missile defense plans, one of the most contentious issues in a long list of security disputes.

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