A black bourgeoisie perspective on U.S. politics
SEPTEMBER 2009 – PART IV
The G20 Summit in Pittsburgh.
US President Barack Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama walk off Air Force One at Pittsburgh International Airport in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania on September 24, 2009. US President Barack Obama left the United Nations Thursday with tangible wins on Iran and nuclear disarmament to show for his call on world powers to end trivial squabbles and work together.
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U.S. President Barack Obama arrives at the Phipps Conservatory for an opening reception and working dinner for heads of delegation at the Pittsburgh G20 Summit in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania September 24, 2009.
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U.S. President Barack Obama step from Air Force One as they arrive in Pittsburgh to attend the G20 Summit September 24, 2009. ———————REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque
U.S. President Barack Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama arrive at the Phipps Conservatory for an opening reception and working dinner for heads of delegation at the Pittsburgh G20 Summit in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, September 24, 2009.
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U.S. President Barack Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama (R) greet Germany’s Chancellor Angela Merkel as they arrive at the Phipps Conservatory for an opening reception and working dinner for heads of delegation at the Pittsburgh G20 Summit in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania September 24, 2009.
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South Korean President Lee Myung-bak (L) and his wife Kim Yoon-ok (2nd R) pose with U.S. President Barack Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama as they arrive at the Phipps Conservatory for an opening reception and working dinner for heads of delegation at the Pittsburgh G20 Summit in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, September 24, 2009.
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Argentina President Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner poses with U.S. President Barack Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama as they arrive at the Phipps Conservatory for an opening reception and working dinner for heads of delegation at the Pittsburgh G20 Summit in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, September 24, 2009.
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France’s President Nicolas Sarkozy and his wife Carla Bruni-Sarkozy (2nd R) pose with U.S. President Barack Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama as they arrive at the Phipps Conservatory for an opening reception and working dinner for heads of delegation at the Pittsburgh G20 Summit in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, September 24, 2009.
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U.S. President Barack Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama (R) stand with British Prime Minister Gordon Brown (L) and wife Sarah as they arrive at the Phipps Conservatory for an opening reception and working dinner for heads of delegation at the Pittsburgh G20 Summit in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, September 24, 2009.
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European Commission President Manuel Barroso (L) and his wife Maria Margarita Barroso (2nd R) pose with U.S. President Barack Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama as they arrive at the Phipps Conservatory for an opening reception and working dinner for heads of delegation at the Pittsburgh G20 Summit in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania September 24, 2009.
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South Africa’s President Jacob Zuma (L) and his wife Nompumelelo Ntuli (2nd R) pose with U.S. President Barack Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama as they arrive at the Phipps Conservatory for an opening reception and working dinner for heads of delegation at the G20 Summit in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, September 24, 2009.
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Sweden’s Prime Minister Fredrik Reinfeldt (L) and his wife Filippa (2nd R) pose with U.S. President Barack Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama as they arrive at the Phipps Conservatory for an opening reception and working dinner for heads of delegation at the G20 Summit in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, September 24, 2009.
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India’s Prime Minister Manmohan Singh (L) and his wife Gursharan Kaur (2nd R) pose with U.S. President Barack Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama as they arrive at the Phipps Conservatory for an opening reception and working dinner for heads of delegation at the G20 Summit in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, September 24, 2009.
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And then, there’s Silvio Berlusconi of Italy
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US First Lady Michelle Obama delivers a speech during the visit of the other First Ladies to CAPA high school of art on September 25, 2009 during the G20 summit in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
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US First Lady Michelle Obama (C) poses with other G20 leaders spouses at the Creative and Performing Arts (CAPA) school in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, on September 25, 2009 on the sidelines of the G20 summit.
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