Gingrich On Obama's Handshake With Chavez
Before addressing his counterparts in the hemisphere at the Fifth Summit of the Americas in Trinidad, Obama also initiated a handshake with Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez, one of Washington's most virulent critics in the region.
"We cannot let ourselves be prisoners of past disagreements," Obama told the opening session of the summit after entering the conference centre to warm applause.
Newt Gingrich talks about President Obama's handshake with Hugo Chavez.
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