WHY WON'T OBAMA BE EUROPE'S FRIEND? -- BY SIMON TISDALL, Guardian.co.uk

Europeans are enamoured with the US president, but the feeling doesn't appear to be mutual

Summit meetings with the US are a big deal for EU leaders but less so, it seems, for Barack Obama. When European commission president José Manuel Barroso and selected senior chums sit down for luncheon at the White House tomorrow, their genial stand-in host will be vice-president Joe Biden. If this sounds like a bit of a snub, well, it is.

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