NORTH AMERICAN UNION WATCH:Bush left Rice at home for North America summit

Anticipating public backlash against the recent Security and Prosperity Partnership of North America summit in Canada, Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper asked President Bush to leave Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice at home.A White House official confirmed for WND reports circulating in the Canadian press indicating that prior to the summit, Harper requested Bush and Mexican President Felipe Calderon downplay the meeting.As a result of the request, Bush agreed Rice would skip the Montebello, Quebec, summit.Rice's absence was especially conspicuous because she had attended the first two SPP summits, first in March 2005 at Waco, Texas, and then in March 2006, at Cancun, Mexico.At both previous summits, Rice was responsible for conducting press briefings on behalf of the U.S. delegation. With Rice absent from the Montebello meeting, press briefings were delegated to U.S. Ambassador to Canada David Wilkins.Members of the press at the Montebello summit observed both Secretary of Commerce Carlos Gutierrez and Department of Homeland Security Secretary Michael Chertoff walking to closed bureaucratic working group meetings with the business leaders of the North American Competitiveness Council.Gutierrez and Chertoff were not present at the final press conference held by Bush, Harper and Calderon.Seasoned press present at the summit also expressed skepticism at Calderon's suggestion that he needed to return to Mexico early because of Hurricane Dean....

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