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President Bush’s summit meeting has proven uncomfortable for the president-elect as his aides fend off interest from foreign leaders. >
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World Leaders Will Have to Wait to Meet President-Elect
The Page by Mark Halperin —
19 foreign leaders will be in Washington Friday for the first time since the election to attend an emergency economic summit, but they won't get to chat with Obama.
Despite being invited by Bush, Obama has opted to stay in Chicago and won't meet any of the leaders separately. ...
Wednesday's Transition News
The Stump —
Obama responds
(vaguely) to Sen. Baucus's health care proposal.
Politico's
Jonathan Martin discusses
diversity in Obama's Cabinet.
Why was the issues
page pulled from the transition website?
Awkward weekend to come? Obama won't
meet with foreign leaders.
WaPo reports
that CIA, national intell directors are unlikely to stay on.
Time outlines
the difficulties of closing Guantanamo,
which could be a top
priority for the president-elect.
Coalition offers
69 ways the Obama administration could increase transparency.
Could Vilsack be ...
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