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Some wonderings about the G20... And Barack Obama's Achilles Heel!

So: first the wondering. Would we think the G20 was this important if it weren't in London? (I'm not suggesting it would be less important, its just how we would view it).

And, apparently Obama bought the Queen an iPod... Errrr.... I get he probably didn't want to buy something stupidly chintzy... But he has bought a piece of technology for an octogenarian, who has never carried cash let alone set up a piece of technology..

That in addition to the boring Marine1 for the Brown kids and the proof is there: the Obama's (or their people) are not so good with presents..

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