French Push U.S. on Global Crisis - washingtonpost.com

The Group of 20 gathering, where President Obama will make his debut in global summitry, must be a "major event" demonstrating that he and other world leaders are able to act decisively to resolve the crisis and not just talk about it, Fillon said in an interview Friday shortly before boarding his plane."We have to issue a number of firm decisions," he added, previewing his message to Washington. "If the image of this round of the G-20 is an image of impotence, that would be dramatic."

French Push U.S. on Global Crisis - washingtonpost.com