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President Obama meets US commander in Afghanistan on the Air Force One

Copenaghen, Denmark - 25-minute meeting in Copenaghen

American president, Barack Obama, and US forces' commander in Afghanistan, Stanley McChrystal, met today on board of the Air Force One in Copenaghen, where Obama is to help Chicago in the race to organize the 2016 Olympic Games, and where McChrystal flew after meeting UK prime minister Gordon Brown in London. Robert Gibbs, spokesman for the White House, said: "The president wanted to take the opportunity...

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Rome, Italy, 10/02/2009 17:20
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