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Obama ready for low-key Paris visit Following his landmark speech in Berlin, US presidential hopeful Barack Obama is winging his way to Paris on Friday for a meeting with French President Nicolas Sarkozy, a short visit before leaving for London soon afterwards. Special Report The race to the White House US presidential hopeful Barack Obama was due in Paris on Friday to meet President Nicolas Sarkozy during a fleeting and low-key visit in stark contrast to his crowd-pulling trip to Berlin the day before. Obama's aides did not detail his agenda, but the Illinois senator was expected to land at Le Bourget airport and head into Paris solely for the Sarkozy meeting before leaving for London soon afterwards. "Senator Obama looks forward to meeting with President Sarkozy and discussing areas of mutual interest, including the common... [read full story]

