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Hilary Clinton presents Russia a button reading "Overcharge"
August 2009 by PLG
Help Hilary Clinton find a Russian Translator!
“We want to reset our relationship”, Hilary Clinton said as she presented Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov with a “reset” button wrapped as a gift. “We worked hard to get the right Russian word, do you think we got it?”
Clinton and Lavrov smiled for reporters as they pressed the button simultaneously. "
"You got this wrong. It should be perezagruzka " replied Lavrov. "This says peregruzca which means overcharge".
“Well we won’t let you do that to us I promise” laughed Clinton.
Why did she not use a Russian translation service, like ehem, PLG-ONLINE.COM to avoid such embarrassment?
Read more here: http://www.swamppolitics.com/news/politics/blog/2009/03/clintons_reset_button_overchar_1.html
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