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Hurricane Dean Hastens 'Three Amigos' Summit

Bush meets neighbors, Calderon leaves early, protests turn violent

By Jason Farago,  Newser Staff

Posted Aug 21, 2007 6:28 AM CDT
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(Newser) – President Bush met with his counterparts from north and south yesterday at a Canadian summit overshadowed by Hurricane Dean and greeted with violent protests. The so-called "Three Amigos" met in a Quebec château ringed by a huge security wall, outside which police used tear gas and rubber bullets to disperse protesters. The summit continues today, but Mexican President Felipe Calderon is leaving early to oversee the hurricane response.

Canadian PM Stephen Harper pressed Bush on the newly contentious issue of Arctic sovereignty, Calderon discussed a new Mexican program to combat the drug trade, and both leaders harangued Bush on new, stricter passport controls. Outside the security cordon Quebec riot police fell upon protesters, including a group of older women called the Raging Grannies, after they disobeyed restrictions on their demonstration.

Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper, center, U.S. President George W. Bush, right and Mexican President Felipe Calderon wave to photographers as they arrive for dinner at the North American Leaders Summit in Montebello, Que., Monday Aug. 20, 2007. (AP Photo/CP, Adrian Wyld)
Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper, center, U.S. President George W. Bush, right and Mexican President Felipe Calderon wave to photographers as they arrive for dinner at the North American Leaders...   (Associated Press)
President Bush, left, shakes hands with Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper after arriving at Fairmont Le Chateau Montebello on Monday, Aug. 20, 2007, in Montebello, Canada. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)
President Bush, left, shakes hands with Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper after arriving at Fairmont Le Chateau Montebello on Monday, Aug. 20, 2007, in Montebello, Canada. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)   (Associated Press)
Prime Minister Stephen Harper, center, U.S. President George Bush, right and Mexican President Felipe Calderon arrive for a photo-op prior to dinner at the North American Leaders Summit in Montebello, Quebec, Monday Aug. 20, 2007. (AP Photo/Adrian Wyld)
Prime Minister Stephen Harper, center, U.S. President George Bush, right and Mexican President Felipe Calderon arrive for a photo-op prior to dinner at the North American Leaders Summit in Montebello,...   (Associated Press)
Protesters fuel a fire in Montebello, Canada on Monday, Aug. 20, 2007. Riot police fired tear gas and pepper spray to hold back protesters outside the Chateau Montebello resort Monday as Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper met President Bush to kick off the North American Leaders' Summit. Mexican President Felipe...
Protesters fuel a fire in Montebello, Canada on Monday, Aug. 20, 2007. Riot police fired tear gas and pepper spray to hold back protesters outside the Chateau Montebello resort Monday as Canadian Prime...   (Associated Press)
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