The Obamas in Britain
And the Band Played on over Him. President Obama toasts Queen Elizabeth:
Queen Elizabeth speaks at the state dinner in the Obamas' honor:
Elizabeth, Philip & the Obamas arrive at the state dinner:
Here's the Guardian's liveblog of the Obamas' visit to Great Britain.
WiffWaff, a/k/a Ping Pong Politics. President Obama & British PM David Cameron take on some local champs, who don't appear to have much to worry about:
President & Mrs. Obama had lunch with Queen Elizabeth of England today. Washington Post story here.
Mark Landler of the New York Times: "The ceremony inaugurated a two-day state visit by the American president, rich in pageantry but shadowed by concerns over the stalemate in Libya, the withdrawal of troops from Afghanistan and deepening tensions between the Israelis and Palestinians."
... Maybe this is why. Anthony Faiola of the Washington Post: "Perhaps foreshadowing an election season debate in the United States about the cost of America’s own projections of power overseas, the British are wondering whether their deeply indebted nation can maintain its substantial international role."
The Obamas arrive at Buckingham Palace:
I'll get up a travel page sometime within the next 24 hours or so.