President Barack Obama is rolling out the red carpet, complete with the full pomp of a 21-gun salute and a black-tie dinner after Oval Office talks on Wednesday.

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The leaders of the 27 EU nations began the summit with an informal dinner, and later continued their talks behind closed doors.

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The two later had dinner with French Foreign Minister Laurent Fabius, who joined them after the European talks in Brussels.

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Barack Obama's former pastor told an audience of thousands at an NAACP dinner Sunday that he was "descriptive" but "not divisive" when he talks about race relations in America.

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