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...Mahal had stirred so much comment during his recent trip to India. He sportingly wore an untucked, white, tropical-weight shirt and climbed a pyramid at the behest of his host, Mexican President Vicente Fox. They were joined by the third summiteer, Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper. They all met briefly with cameras, and Harper spoke in French at first. ?I can repeat the same thing quickly, if you don?t mind,? he added in English. ?Forgive us. That?s how we speak Spanish in the North...
...motorcade stretched out in front of his hotel, the LeBlanc Spa Resort, the President had paused on the steps with Harper for what was billed as a greeting, but was designed as a chance for him to comment on the release in Iraq of the hostage Jill Carroll of the Christian Science Monitor. The White House staff had been awakened with the news in early-morning phone calls. Bush's white shirt was sufficiently unflattering that it is unlikely to ever be seen again. ?Thank God,? he said. ?I?m really grateful she was released and thank those who worked...
...sure you work, more than you play.? It?s a tricky balance, made easier by the fact that the ?Security and Prosperity Partnership of North America? meeting had no major announcements or ?deliverables,? as diplomats call specific accomplishments at such gatherings. Bush held separate hourlong meetings with Fox and Harper, then met reporters briefly afterward but did not take questions. He was saving those for a joint news conference on Friday, before flying to his Texas ranch for a little summitry with his cows...
...invasion of Iraq. So Bush?s critics in this hemisphere find it fitting that he?s now knee-deep in a policy mess over illegal Mexican immigration into the U.S., looking to Fox for any help he can provide. But when Bush, Fox and Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper meet today in Canc?n to discuss the continent?s dysfunctional immigration situation, they might consider that one solution lies not so much in guest-worker programs or a 2,000-mile-long border fence, but in trade-namely, a revision of NAFTA, the North American Free Trade Agreement...
...Russia. "I think it will be tough to get Russia to give priority to the pandemic," he told TIME. "The solace I have is that the British are single-minded; they're very determined. They will keep it on the agenda." He's also counting on Prime Minister Stephen Harper to fulfill a Conservative promise made during their stint as opposition to donate 0.7% of Canada's GDP. "Harper may give more money than Martin did. The Conservatives may be stronger supporters of foreign aid than the Liberals...