Obama magic offers Chicago hope
in person in Copenhagen this week suggests not only how close this race is but how nervous the city is about its chances.
Just a few days after declaring that tackling his healthcare reform agenda had to take priority, the president seems to have found some space in his diary.
He will be in good company - and ought to be able to discuss pressing global issues over smorgasbord with the the President of Brazil and quite probably, the new Prime Minister of Japan, Yukio Hatoyama, or Japanese royals Crown Prince Naruhito and Crown Princess Masako.