This year's G-8 Summit is set to begin formally on Thursday in Heiligendamm, Germany. President Bush and seven other world leaders are expected to discuss a variety of issues, including global warming. The President's arrival today was clouded by police attacking an ineffectual gang of protesters in clown makeup, as well as tension between the U.S. and Russia over missile defense.

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