Obama takes questions at G20 Summit

The Twitterverse followed closely as U.S. President Barack Obama answered questions from the international press Thursday at the G20 London Summit.

Here were some tweets with reaction as the conference took place:

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   alexevansuk (London, U.K.) obama takes stage at #g20 press conf: some journos started to clap. couldn't help themselves :-) 02 Apr 2009 from mobile web
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   mathieuvonrohr (Hamburg, Germany) #G20 press conference: Obama is sneezing. He is human! 02 Apr 2009 from web
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   preperat (Melbourne, Australia) I aint an american .. nor do I live there .. but [expletive] I'm glad you guys have someone like Obama in charge now !! #g20 02 Apr 2009 from TweetDeck
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   lcquinn (Skokie, Ill.) Obama speach is halting and filled with platitudes. Why do people think he is wonderful. He embarasses me as an American. #G20 02 Apr 2009 from web
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   tvnewswatch (London, U.K.) not everything was solved, Obama says and welcomes another meeting in late 2009 #G20 02 Apr 2009 from TweetDeck
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   RobertsDan (London, U.K.) #G20 #Obama. "I think we did OK. I came here to listen". He sounds like he made a few concessions. 02 Apr 2009 from txt
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   xtranger (London, U.K.) Obama keeps thanking 'Brown and his team' ... is this him spreading his so-called 'stardust'? #G20 02 Apr 2009 from twhirl

At least one twitterer was actually at the press conference and provided a live look into the feel of the event and what Obama was saying.

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   ch3ryl #G20voice obama press conf is 110% packed at #G20. way more security and govt peeps than Gordon Brown, yo. Obama = rollin' VIP 02 Apr 2009 from twhirl
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   ch3ryl #G20 #G20voice Obama press conf -- the air is thick in the 800 person briefing room with anticipation. Obama = global rock star!!! 02 Apr 2009 from twhirl
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   ch3ryl #G20 #G20voice Obama press conf: the whole world has been touched by this unprecedented financial crisis 02 Apr 2009 from twhirl
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   ch3ryl #G20 #G20voice Obama press conf: to prevent future crises we've created new transparency. 02 Apr 2009 from twhirl

Obama takes questions at G20 Summit