Obama switches climate change visit to end of summit

[malaise]

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/8396591.stm
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US President Barack Obama has changed his plans to attend the UN summit on climate change in Copenhagen next week, the White House has announced.

He will arrive later than initially planned, moving his appearance from 9 December to 18 December.

The White House said he believed "that continued US leadership can be most productive through his participation at the end of the Copenhagen conference".

The president had changed his plans after talks with other leaders and after seeing "the progress that has already been made to give momentum to negotiations".

The BBC's Paul Adams in Washington says the White House clearly believes President Obama's presence in Copenhagen, right at the end of the summit, could improve the chances of a deal being struck.

[Jamastiene]

1. I'll wait and see.

Maybe, he'll come through on this one. Maybe.

[malaise]

2. Let's hope

:hi:

[DrDan]

3. I think he will . . . he usually does when it comes to delivering a speech

[crazyjoe]

4. or maybe he wants to wait and see what comes

of this "climategate" bullshit.