Obama will not meet with Netanyahu during trip to Washington

By JULIE PACE
AP White House Correspondent

WASHINGTON (AP) -- President Barack Obama will not meet with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu when he travels to Washington in March.

Spokeswoman Bernadette Meehan says that in keeping with "long-standing practice and principle," the president does not meet with heads of state or candidates in close proximity to their elections. Israel is scheduled to hold elections in mid-March.

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Well, then, I guess Boehner did the right thing by sidestepping the communist. Glad to see Obama admit it.