Barack Obama and his wife flew to London together. They have been staying together at Winfield House, the sprawling American ambassadorial residence in Regent’s Park, and are photographed together regularly, boarding and leaving planes and helicopters, walking from cars, meeting with the Queen and assorted world leaders. But they move in completely different worlds
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Seven arrested as protesters focus on G-20 summit venue
Scattered demonstrations were taking place around East London as the G-20 summit got under way Thursday, but they were far smaller than the protests seen a day earlier. A total of seven people had been arrested by the early afternoon, police said
Just A Few Hours to Save the World at the G-20
To what extent has the outcome of today’s meeting of 19 leading economies and the European Union already been agreed? That’s the $2 trillion question. The sum is the proposed level of fiscal stimulus by G-20 nations identified in an early leaked draft of the final communiqué expected later today.
It’s down to business as Brown hails new era
After the pageantry and splendor of audiences with the Queen and dinner at Downing Street, G-20 leaders could be forgiven a sense of anti-climax as they arrived for work Thursday for a summit heralding a "new era of international partnership," according to British Prime Minister Gordon Brown.
Rift threatens to torpedo G-20 summit
The G-20 summit began Thursday, with leaders looking to repair a rift after France and Germany threatened to withdraw their support unless tough new rules were agreed to regulate the world’s financial markets. U.S
Type A Personalities Have the Edge in Procreating
Throughout most of human history, you didn’t get some unless you had some. More precisely: it was wealthy, powerful men who scored the most sexual mates and, therefore, fathered the most offspring. Men with less wealth and low standing, meanwhile, died disproportionately childless.
Forget the G-20, what are the spouses wearing?
British Prime Minister Gordon Brown’s wife, Sarah, wore an outfit from designer Britt Lintner to greet President Obama and his wife, Michelle, while Michelle Obama wore J.
The Queen and Mrs. Obama: Did the First Lady Break Protocol?
The rules are set in stone and so the eagerly watching British media sputtered when the First Lady of the United States, Michelle Obama, briefly put her hand on the back of the Queen Elizabeth II as the two chatted at a reception.
On Eve of G-20, Obama Promises to Listen, Not Lecture
It was a meeting of hope and experience. President Obama, on whose elegant shoulders the expectations of not only his U.S
Explainer: Who’s who at the G-20
The prospects are not good.