Jack & Jill Politics

APRIL 2009 – PART I

The First Couple Storm Europe

US First Lady Michelle Obama speaks during a visit to the Elizabeth Garrett Anderson Language School in London, on April 2, 2009.
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U.S. First Lady Michelle Obama talks with spouses of other Global leaders during a G20 spouses visit to the Royal Opera House in London, April 2, 2009. World leaders are set to declare an end to unfettered capitalism at a G20 summit on Thursday after France and Germany demanded they act fast on promises to prevent a repeat of the worst economic crisis since the 1930s. Pictured are Ban Soon Taek, wife of UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon (L), Chikako Aso, wife of Japanese Prime Minister Taro Aso (2nd L), Laureen Harper, wife of Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper (3rd L) and Gursharan Kaur, wife of Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh.
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US President Barack Obama (L) and First Lady Michelle Obama walk down the stairs of Air Force One after arriving at Strasbourg Airport in Strasbourg, eastern France, on April 3, 2009. The summit, which marks the organisation’s 60th anniversary, is taking place on April 3 and 4, 2009 in Strasbourg and the neighbouring German cities of Baden-Baden and Kehl.
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US President Barack Obama, and standing behind him are his wife First Lady Michelle Obama, and Carla Bruni-Sarkozy, right, wife of French President Nicolas Sarkozy at the Palais Roham in Strasbourg, France, Friday, April 3, 2009.
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