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After scuffling briefly as to who would lead, President George Bush relaxed in the arms of Vladimir Putin and allowed himself to be waltzed around the Grand Ballroom at the G8 Summit Tea Dance.

"I thought that President Bush would prevail, but clearly, Putin's public remarks about him have put him at a disadvantage," commented an aide. "Given the tension between them, I was hoping that they would begin with an old fashioned wah-wah-tusi, but the orchestra played only waltzes, leading to the question of who would lead."

The slower dance gave the two a greater chance for intimacy, however. By the tune's end, they were said to be gazing deep into each other's souls.