Bush Prepares for Final G-8 Summit

Título: Bush Prepares for Final G-8 Summit

Autor: AssociatedPress

Categoria: Notícias e política

Descrição: PlusBush Prepares for Final G-8 SummitBush Prepares for Final G-8 SummitThe Associated PressThe issues are as difficult as ever, but the conditions are likely to be more conducive to agreement as President George Bush attends his eighth and final economic summit of industrial democracies. (July 4)[Notes:TV TOKYO - No Access Japan](Toyako beauty shot, FONT: Toyako, Japan) Scenic Hokkaido, Japan's northernmost island -- the setting for George W. Bush's last G8 summit...(File 2007 G8) ... his final meeting of the exclusive club of those who lead the world's top industrial democracies.(graphic) Topping the agenda: crucial decisions on energy supplies, the teetering world economy, and global warming. BUSH SOT: (7:20 from start, end of opening statement) "So this is an historic opportunity to meet, to exchange ideas, and to address some of the problems we all face. And I'm looking forward to going." (Standup bridge) The problem for is Bush is he's on the way out, and the others know it. The key decisions are already destined for the man American voters will choose to attend the NEXT G8. ANTHOLIS SOT: (00:30 from start of interview) "This is a placeholder summit. On the big issues that matter they're waiting see what his successor's going to do." (:05)File footage gas prices pump Indeed on what's perhaps the top issue, soaring energy costs, even Bush has limited expectations. BUSH SOT: (10:30 from start) "I'll remind people it took us a while to get into the energy situation we're in, it's going to take us a while to get out of it. (:08)File footage warming The same is true of global warming. Bush seeks accord before he leaves office on a successor to the Kyoto treaty. But he still balks at big, binding cuts in America's heat-trapping pollution.Bush smile/wave file footage Still, he IS looking to this summit to act on something HE sees as central to his legacy ...(Africa poverty file footage) ... a major offensive in the fight against poverty and disease in Africa.More file G8 Previous G8s have vowed massive aid increases.Back to Rose Garden Bush wants THIS summit to make good on those pledges. BUSH SOT: (00:24 from start) "As I said the other day, we need people who not only make promises, but write checks." (:03)(More previous G8s) So if big breakhroughs are unlikely, why even have a G8?(Antholis proofreading) William Antholis, who helped run them under Bill Clinton, says the summit remains vital for keeping lines of communication open. ANTHOLIS SOT: 16:00 "The G8 is a really important concept even though it's constantly changing and evolving. The world needs a board of directors." (:08)(Previous G8 file footage) Just don't expect THIS year's board to solve this year's problems in the coming week. MS, AP, the White House

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