Posted on 06/05/2004 3:49:09 PM PDT by ambrose
Posted on Sat, Jun. 05, 2004
Reagan's death may affect G8 Summit
Associated Press
SEA ISLAND, Ga. - It was not immediately clear how the death of Ronald Reagan would affect the Group of Eight Summit planned for next week along coastal Georgia.
The meeting's host, President Bush, will be expected to attend Reagan's funeral, but the arrangements had not been immediately made. The summit is scheduled to run from Tuesday through Thursday, and there is a chance that the funeral will occur on one of those days.
"As of now, there are no changes," said Evan Keefer, a spokesman for the summit's planning committee. "Once the funeral arrangements are made, we'll have to react accordingly."
Keefer said he was not aware of any immediate plans for an observance of Reagan's death among the world leaders during the summit. He also said he was in no position to comment on whether Secretary of State Colin Powell or another U.S. official would sit in Bush's place if the president is unable to attend parts of the summit in order to attend Reagan's funeral.
Besides Bush, scheduled to attend the meeting are the leaders of the other G-8 nations - Britain, Germany, France, Italy, Japan, Canada and Russia - and the new president of Iraq. Also invited are the leaders of Afghanistan, Algeria, Bahrain, Ghana, Jordan, Nigeria, Senegal, South Africa, Turkey, Uganda and Yemen.
Get yor rocks off that, Jerk?
Let's be patient! He just heard of it today, and gave a really nice speech. Didn't you read that he was "blinking back tears" as he was making the speech? What was he supposed to do when he had just barely heard about RR passing? He's not an actor!
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