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hedgehog

(36,286 posts) Thu Feb 20, 2014, 02:18 PM Feb 2014

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After watching a news report, I know that President Obama met with the President of Mexico

and Prime Minister of Canada.

I still don't know the names of the President of Mexico or the Prime Minister of Canada.

More to the point, I don't think the news reader knows their names, either.

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After watching a news report, I know that President Obama met with the President of Mexico (Original Post) hedgehog Feb 2014 OP

Preisdent Enrique Peña Nieto and Prime Minister Stephen Harper redqueen Feb 2014 #1

From the White House website a press blurp on snappyturtle Feb 2014 #2

redqueen

(115,101 posts)

1. Preisdent Enrique Peña Nieto and Prime Minister Stephen Harper

Reply to hedgehog (Original post)

Thu Feb 20, 2014, 02:25 PM

Feb 2014

Teevee news is supplemental at best. It should never be anyone's primary source of information.

snappyturtle

(14,656 posts)

2. From the White House website a press blurp on

Reply to hedgehog (Original post)

Thu Feb 20, 2014, 03:04 PM

Feb 2014

the meeting:

http://www.whitehouse.gov/the-press-office/2014/01/13/readout-president-s-call-president-pe-nieto-mexico

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