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At the G8 summit, world leaders meet low expectations.

Hello again, I'm Orman Alney, and this is To the Point from Public Radio International.

A daily look at the issues issues Americans care about most.

Eight heads of state and some 3,500 reporters have crowded into La Kila, Italy,

a town still feeling aftershocks from a devastating earthquake in April.

Iran and food security are on the agenda.

President Obama faces pressure to demonstrate U.S. leadership on economic recovery and global warming.

Prime Minister Berlusconi's personal scandals have led to a lack of planning.

China's president Hu Jintao has gone home to deal with the Uyghurs.

We'll get an update and a preview of what's to come.

On reporter's notebook later on, as the Prix made a comeback in Mexico.

First, here's the news.

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and the Rockefeller Foundation and its campaign for American workers. More at rockfound.org. Hello again, Warren Alney, back with To The Point. At the G8 summit in Italy, President Obama is being looked to for leadership on world finance and global warming. Is progress likely, or is the G8 an anachronistic waste of time? On reporter's notebook, Mexico is dealing with drug violence and a shrinking economy.

Now voters have dealt conservative president Felipe Calderon a stunning setback.

Is it a mandate for return to the PRI?

First, this news update, computers from all over the world overwhelmed major websites this weekend in South Korea and the United

States. Targets included the White House, the Pentagon, the New York Stock Exchange, and the

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