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He was referring to next week's Thanksgiving holiday. . The US president said he looked forward to meeting with Chinese President

Hu Jintao at the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (

APEC) forum later this week and then again during an official visit to Beijing.

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But behind the simple numbers, he has an unfortunate resume of either coughing up leads his mates have given him (eight different games so far - in one of which in 2002 he blew three separate leads), or getting out of the game prematurely or controversially, or all of the above. . Intelligence agencies report they have found no direct evidence of any plot.