The G-8: World Leaders Try to Clear the Air

(L to R) President Obama, Britain's PM Brown, France's Sarkozy, Canada's PM Harper, Germany's Merkel, Japan's PM Aso, Italy's Berlusconi, Russia's Medvedev & Sweden's Reinfedlt.
( Saul Loeb/AFP/Getty Images )

Produced by New York Times, PRI and WNYC