UK's Gordon Brown Becomes First European Leader to Visit Obama

Britain’s Prime Minister Gordon Brown met today in the White House with President Obama. They began with routine business. Obama reaffirmed the special relationship between the two countries; Brown thanked the president for his hospitality, his leadership “and the inspiration he is giving the world at this very difficult time.” Tops on the agenda, of course was the crisis in the global economy. Ed Luce is Washington Bureau Chief for the Financial Times.