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Obama won't attend Washington financial summit

 
CHICAGO (Reuters) - U.S. President-elect Barack Obama will not attend the global financial summit in Washington on Friday and Saturday and will not meet foreign leaders on the sidelines, aides said on Monday. (link)

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