G8 summit

• WASHINGTON -- The White House abruptly announced Monday that it had scuttled plans to hold the upcoming G-8 economic summit in Chicago, and would instead host world leaders at the presidential retreat at Camp David in Maryland.
(Huffington Post)
• Count Chicago police Supt. Garry McCarthy among those who were caught off-guard by the abrupt announcement that Chicago would not host the upcoming G8 summit. Um, yeah, its very much a surprise.
(NBC Chicago)
• Skolkovo innovation city might be chosen as the venue for the G8 summit to be held in Russia in 2014, a Skolkovo Foundation official said Tuesday.
(Moscow Times)
• 21.46 Its all very quiet on the G8 front now so its time to wrap up the blog for the day. Thanks for joining us. 20.
(Daily Telegraph)
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(Crain's Chicago Business)
• I cant tell ComEd, the summits in town. I cant pay you, said Joyce By some estimates there are five to ten-thousand people living n the shadow of where the G8 and NATO leaders will be meeting in May.
(Abc Local Web)
• Illinois Governor Patrick Quinn paid a quick visit to Premier Dalton McGuinty on Monday to talk water, how to stop the Asian carp from invading the Great Lakes and to get tips on hosting a G8 summit.
(Toronto Star)
• Obama consulted with Mayor Rahm Emanuel, his former chief of staff, about the decision to move the summit, the official said.
(Los Angeles Times)