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Some conservative commentators seized on President Barack Obama's deep bow to Japan's Emperor Akihito over the weekend, accusing the U.S. commander in chief of groveling before a foreign leader.
White House denies Obama bowed to Saudi king -- Aide says President did not bow, merely stooped.The Weekly Standard wrote that the president violated state department protocol, which it said holds that "American presidents do not bow before foreign dignitaries, whether they are princes, kings, or emperors."
Obama "Bow" To Saudis: CNN Reporter Asks White House To ClarifyThe White House briefing room grew a bit chilly on Thursday after CNN reporter Dan Lothian asked press secretary Robert Gibbs to explain the current cause célèbre of the conservative movement: whether President Obama bowed down to King Abdullah of Saudi Arabia.
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