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Protesters Outflank Police as G8 Summit Gets Underway
In northern Germany today, G8 leaders gathered for informal talks and a pre-summit dinner, while some ten thousand protesters tried to block roads and railroad lines to the Baltic resort where the G8 Summit starts tomorrow. With disagreements about global warning and regional security, the meeting is expected to be a difficult one. Craig…
By Sara Terry • • 1 min readIn northern Germany today, G8 leaders gathered for informal talks and a pre-summit dinner, while some ten thousand protesters tried to block roads and railroad lines to the Baltic resort where the G8 Summit starts tomorrow. With disagreements about global warning and regional security, the meeting is expected to be a difficult one. Craig Whitlock of the Washington Post is in Heiligendamm covering the summit.