LONDON – At their Friday press conference here, President Barack Obama and British Prime Minister David Cameron together used the phrase “special relationship” more than a dozen times. At times they cast it in almost romantic terms: Obama professed his “love” for Winston Churchill. Cameron declared his “passion” for the Anglo-American partnership.
But when Obama delivers a grand address about Europe on Monday, he’ll do it from Germany — not Britain.
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Source: European Voice
