OBAMA Its Gonna Be Alright

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OBAMA Its Gonna Be Alright

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Place YOURSELF into the ANIMATION right NOW! ITS FREE at http://www.mushygushy.com - Always free! Your friends will love them! President Barack Obama gets lavish ceremonial welcome to France from Sarkozy President Barack Obama was feted on his arrival in France for his first presidential meeting with Nicolas Sarkozy ahead of a NATO summit to mark the alliance's 60th anniversary. The visit will be much watched, especially for the encounter between their wives, Carla and Michelle, who were to share a sumptuous lunch prepared by a two-star chef while the presidents met. Mr Sarkozy rolled out all the pomp possible, with a red carpet arrival with full military honors from a company of soldiers unsually dressed in camouflage at the majestic 18th-century Rohan Palace, once home to the bishops of Alsace. Mr Obama was mobbed by cheering crowds after arriving in France on Friday for a NATO summit, where he hopes to secure backing for his new strategy over Afghanistan. The US president helped broker a deal at a G20 summit in London on Thursday to tackle the global financial crisis and will be hoping for a similarly broad accord at the two-day NATO summit on how to turn the tide against the worsening Afghan crisis. "He will talk about a strong partnership with Europe, but in that partnership there have to be mutual responsibilities," White House spokesman Robert Gibbs told reporters travelling with the U.S. president from Britain to France. "We have to understand there are real threats out there in the world." Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and French Foreign Minister Bernard Kouchner also were present, as was Sarkozy's special envoy for Afghanistan, a sign that the conflict there would also likely come up for discussion. France has signaled it would be willing to increase humanitarian aid but would not send more soldiers. Church bells pealed at the stroke of noon from the nearby Strasbourg cathedral, while helicopters helping ensure security droned overhead. The French leader is eager for his own time with Obama to press his ideas on European defense, NATO's relationship with Russia, alliance expansion and other major international security issues. On the menu for the first ladies, Guineau Fowl stuffed with foie gras and Coquilles St. Jacques and the famed green asparagus, a specialty that is highly prized in spring in this region. Mr Obama was to travel later in the day across the Rhine river into Germany where he will meet in the spa town of Baden-Baden with German Chancellor Angela Merkel, who is co-hosting the NATO summit with Sarkozy.

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