WASHINGTON - NOVEMBER 02: U.S. President Barack Obama (R) meets with Sweden's Prime Minister Fredrik Reinfeldt in the Oval Office of the White House November 2, 2009 in Washington, DC. Currently holding the rotating European Union presidency, Reinfeldt is looking for a clear position from Obama on global warming before the December U.N. climate summit in Copenhagen. Getty Images logo Getty Images 3 weeks ago

WASHINGTON - NOVEMBER 02: U.S. President Barack Obama (R) meets with Sweden's Prime Minister Fredrik Reinfeldt in the Oval Office of the White House November 2, 2009 in Washington, DC. Currently holding the rotating European Union presidency, Reinfeldt is looking for a clear position from Obama on global warming before the December U.N. climate summit in Copenhagen.

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