There is heightened security for the upcoming NATO summit in Chicago, Illinois. Officials estimated over 500 demonstrators came out to protest on Saturday. CNN
NATO Leaders Seek Common Path Out Of Afghanistan -- Reuters
CHICAGO (Reuters) - NATO leaders gather in Chicago on Sunday for a summit that will chart a path out of Afghanistan, as Western nations seek to fend off fissures in their alliance and ensure Afghanistan can hold a still-potent Taliban at bay when foreign troops withdraw.
President Barack Obama hosts the summit in his home town, Chicago, a day after leaders of major industrialized nations tackled Europe's debt crisis, backing keeping Greece in the euro zone and vowing to take steps necessary to revitalize the world economy.
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