He came looking for an international agreement to pursue stimulus measures, convinced that the approach he’s pursuing domestically is the way to end the global economic crisis.
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In the end, Mr. Obama had to give way - principally to French and German objections. Worse, from the American point of view, the stimulus that was agreed to at the meeting is particularly costly for U.S. taxpayers.
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Barack Obama emerges as the big loser of this meeting - which is not an auspicious launching pad for the NATO meeting that begins tomorrow.
by Norman Spector
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