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U.S. President Barack Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama wave from Air Force One at Andrews Air Force Base near Washington, July 5, 2009.
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US President Barack Obama, his wife Michelle and their daughters Sasha and Malia exit their airplane upon arrival in Moscow on July 6, 2009. US President Barack Obama landed in Russia to revive a relationship hurt by a series of crises, but with the two Cold War ex-foes still facing tough talks on several key issues.
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US President Barack Obama along with his wife Michelle assist their daughters Sasha and Malia walk down stairs upon their arrival to Moscow on July 6, 2009. Obama landed in Russia to revive a relationship hurt by a series of crises, but with the two Cold War ex-foes still facing tough talks on several key issues.
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President Barack Obama, right, his daughters Malia, second right, and Sasha and his wife Michelle Obama are seen on their arrival at Moscow’s Vnukovo airport, Russia, Monday, July 6, 2009. Presidents Barack Obama and Dmitry Medvedev end a seven-year hiatus in U.S.-Russian summitry on Monday, with each declaring his determination to further cut nuclear arsenals and repair a badly damaged relationship.
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U.S. First Lady Michelle Obama, right, stands with Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Adm. Michael Mullen as President Barack Obama, not pictured, lays a wreath at the Russian Tomb of the Unknown Soldier in Moscow, Monday, July 6, 2009.
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** CORRECTS POSITION OF DAUGHTERS IN PHOTOGRAPH ** Russian President Dmitry Medvedev, right, and U.S. President Barack Obama, second right, U.S. First Lady Michelle Obama, third left, their daughters Malia, left, and Sasha, second left, seen during a meeting at the Kremlin in Moscow, Russia, Monday, July 6, 2009.
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Russian President Dmitry Medvedev, left, greets U.S. President Barack Obama, U.S. First Lady Michelle Obama, their daughters Malia, right, and Sasha, third right, during a meeting at the Kremlin in Moscow, Russia, Monday, July 6, 2009.
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Russian President Dmitry Medvedev’s wife Svetlana Medvedeva, center, and U.S. First Lady Michelle Obama, left, accompanied by Yelena Gagarina, right, director of the Kremlin museums, daughter of first man in space Yuri Gagarin, tour Kremlin museums at the Kremlin in Moscow, Russia, Monday, July 6, 2009.
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US First Lady Michelle Obama (R) and Russian First Lady Svetlana Medvedeva (L) look at Russian Orthodox icons at the Kremlin in Moscow on July 6, 2009. The United States and Russia agreed to revive a joint commission that investigates the fate of prisoners of war and soldiers missing in action, the White House said.
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President Barack Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama are accompanied by Russian honor guard members as they lay a wreath at the Russian Tomb of the Unknown Soldier in Moscow, Monday, July 6, 2009.
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U.S. President Barack Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama arrive at the National Economic School graduation in Moscow, July 7, 2009.
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U.S. President Barack Obama shares a laugh with Russian President Dmitry Medvedev at the Parallel Business Summit at Manezh Exhibition Hall in Moscow, July 7, 2009.
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U.S. First Lady Michelle Obama, center, visits St. Dmitry Primary School, where around 160 students, many of them orphans, study in Moscow, Russia, Tuesday, July 7, 2009.
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US First Lady Michelle Obama hugs an elderly nurse while holding a traditional Russian matreshka nesting doll during a visit to the Sisters of Mercy St. Dmitry Nursing College in Moscow on July 7, 2009.
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US First Lady Michelle Obama speaks with nurses during a visit to the Sisters of Mercy St. Dmitry Nursing College in Moscow on July 7, 2009.
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U.S. President Barack Obama (L) meets with Russia’s Prime Minister Vladimir Putin in Moscow, July 7, 2009.
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US President Barack Obama (R) shakes hands with Russian Orthodox Patriarch Kirill (L) during a reception at the Kremlin in Moscow on July 7, 2009. Obama reached out to Russia by emphasising its place as a “great power” but also did not shy away from the differences between the two countries.
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US First Lady Michelle Obama (2R) with her daughters Malia and Sasha meet with Russian First Lady Medvedeva (L) and Russian singer Natalia Babkina (L) at the Stanislavsky and Nemirovich-Danchenko Academic Musical Theatre in Moscow on July 7, 2009. —–VLADIMIR RODIONOV/AFP/Getty Images

From right, Svetlana Medvedeva, wife of Russia’s President Dmitry Medvedev, right, U.S. First Lady Michelle Obama and her daughter Sasha seen during their visit to Moscow’s Stanislavsky and Nemirovich-Danchenko Music Theater, Tuesday, July 7, 2009.
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US First Lady Michelle Obama (L) and her daughter Sasha meets with Russian First Lady Medvedeva (R) at the Stanislavsky and Nemirovich-Danchenko Academic Musical Theatre in Moscow on July 7, 2009.
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Russian President Dmitry Medvedev (R), his wife Svetlana (2nd R), U.S. President Barack Obama (L) and First Lady Michelle Obama pose for a picture at the presidential residence Gorki outside Moscow July 6, 2009. Visiting U.S. President Obama and Kremlin leader Medvedev agreed a target for cuts in nuclear arms and a deal to let U.S. troops fly across Russia at the start of a trip intended to mend strained ties.
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Russian President Dmitry Medvedev (2nd L), his wife Svetlana (behind), U.S. President Barack Obama (R) and First Lady Michelle Obama walk at the presidential residence Gorki outside Moscow July 6, 2009. Visiting U.S. President Obama and Kremlin leader Medvedev agreed a target for cuts in nuclear arms and a deal to let U.S. troops fly across Russia at the start of a trip intended to mend strained ties.
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President Barack Obama, center, First Lady Michelle Obama, right, daughters Malia Obama, top, and Sasha Obama, left, seen on the steps of Air Force One before their departure from Moscow, Russia, Wednesday, July 8, 2009.
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US President Barack Obama and his wife Michelle board Air Force One for their departure from Moscow on July 8, 2009. Obama concluded his trip to having met Russian leaders and signed a handful of security deals in his mission to heal badly strained relations with Moscow. The US presidential plane flew out of Moscow, as Obama headed on to Italy for a meeting of the G8.
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