Thanks Jeff.
Note: The following post is an exact quote:
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http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1472367/posts
Two U.S. senators held at Siberian airport
Boston Globe - AP ^ | August 28, 2005 | Jim Heintz
Posted on 08/28/2005 11:21:55 AM PDT by lunarbicep
MOSCOW --Two U.S. senators visiting sites where weapons of mass destruction are being stored were held for several hours Sunday at a Siberian airport while trying to leave Russia, a U.S. Embassy spokesperson said.
Sens. Richard Lugar, R-Ind., and Barack Obama, D-Ill., were held at the airport in Perm but allowed to leave after discussions between U.S. and Russian officials, the embassy spokesperson said on condition of anonymity.
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