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Obama urges Dmitry Medvedev and Hu Jintao to support US pressure on Iran (VIDEO)

Obama lobbied Dmitry Medvedev and Hu Jintao to put pressure on Iran.

Obama asks Medvedev for "space" until after election, not realizing the exchange was caught on microphones

At a nuclear energy summit in Seoul, microphones picked up what was supposed to be a private exchange.

Dmitry Medvedev (L), Russia's president, arriving for the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) summit leaders' dinner in Honolulu, Hawaii, on November 12, 2011, greets US President Barack Obama (2nd R) and First Lady Michelle Obama.

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