Jack & Jill Politics

U.S. first lady Michelle Obama, Lilita Zatlers, wife of Latvia’s President Valdis Zatlers, Hayrunnisa Gul, wife of Turkey’s President Abdullah Gul, and Jeannine de Hoop Scheffer-van Oorschot, wife of NATO Secretary General Jaap de Hoop Scheffer (L-R), pose for a family picture of spouses of NATO heads of state and government in Baden-Baden, April 3, 2009. The North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (NATO) military alliance is celebrating its 60th anniversary this week at a summit co-hosted by Germany and France. ——REUTERS/Fabrizio Bensch

France’s President Nicolas Sarkozy (L), Denmark’s Prime Minister Anders Fogh Rasmussen (2nd L), German Chancellor Angela Merkel and U.S. President Barack Obama (R) arrive for a working dinner at the Kurhaus in Baden-Baden April 3, 2009. The North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (NATO) military alliance is celebrating its 60th anniversary this week at a summit co-hosted by Germany and France.
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US President Barack Obama and French President Nicolas Sarkozy jump down from steps after posing for a family portrait in Strasbourg, eastern France, on April 4, 2009 during the NATO summit.
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U.S. President Barack Obama, left, and his wife Michelle walk down the gangway of Air Force One after their arrival at the airport in Prague, Czech Republic, Saturday, April 4, 2009. Obama will attend a summit between the United States and the 27-member European Union in Prague on Sunday.
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U.S. President Barack Obama, left, accompanied with his wife Michelle, 2nd right, greets with Czech Republic’s President Vaclav Klaus, right, and his wife Livia, 2nd left, upon his arrival at the Ruzyni airport in Prague, Czech Republic, Saturday, April 4, 2009.
—–AP Photo/Petr David Josek

US President Barack Obama and Czech President Vaclav Klaus inspect an honour guards April 05, 2009 during a welcome ceremony at Prague Castle in Prague.
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U.S. President Barack Obama speaks during a public address at Hradcanske Square in central Prague April 5, 2009. As long as a potential nuclear threat persists from Iran, the United States will continue pushing plans for missile defense, U.S. President Barak Obama said on Sunday.
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The President Continues his traveling alone:

U.S. president Barack Obama arrives in Istanbul, Turkey, Monday, April 6. 2009 Obama paid tribute to the memory of modern Turkey’s founding father Mustafa Kemal Ataturk on Monday as he reached out for help to wind down the war in Iraq and bring stability to the Middle East.
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U.S. President Barack Obama and Turkey’s President Abdullah Gul attend a welcoming ceremony at Cankaya Palace in Ankara April 6, 2009. Obama will seek on Monday to shore up ties with Turkey, a Muslim country with growing clout whose help Washington needs to solve confrontations and conflicts from Iran to Afghanistan.
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US President Barack Obama addresses (UP) the Turkish Grand National Assembly at the Turkish Parliament in Ankara on April 6, 2009. US President Barack Obama said that he wants to build ties with Turkey on the “strong foundation” between the two NATO allies. ———-SAUL LOEB/AFP/Getty Images

Turkish men watch a TV broadcast of US President Barack Obama’s speach at the Turkish Parliament, in a tea shop in Istanbul on April 6, 2009.
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U.S. military personnel take pictures of U.S. President Barack Obama as he speaks during a visit to Al Faw Palace on Camp Victory in Baghdad April 7, 2009.
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