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Code Renegade: Barack Obama is coming to the UK - and so is his flying circus Anton Antonowicz, US correspondent 28/03/2009 We join all the President’s men and women Roll up, roll up, the £20million White House Flying Circus is coming to Britain. Next week, Barack Obama’s first overseas trip as President sees him meeting the Queen before joining 19 world leaders at the G20 summit on Thursday in London’s Docklands. Barack (Secret Service codename Renegade) and First Lady Michelle (codename Renaissance) then fly to France, Germany and the Czech Republic. Here we break down the amazing organisation, high-tech gadgetry...

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