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Sarkozy favoured designerware, while Merkel opted for CDs and adidas t-shirts (Photo: aic.cz)

EU leaders court Obama with bling, vodka

What do you give a man who has everything, including the White House?

A bamboo bicycle? Bird-shaped cufflinks? Some coffee in a fancy box?

US President Barack Obama got all the above and lots more in 2009 according to a register of diplomatic gifts published by his protocol department this week.

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Andrew Rettman is EUobserver's foreign editor, writing about foreign and security issues since 2005. He is Polish, but grew up in the UK, and lives in Brussels. He has also written for The Guardian, The Times of London, and Intelligence Online.

Sarkozy favoured designerware, while Merkel opted for CDs and adidas t-shirts (Photo: aic.cz)

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Andrew Rettman is EUobserver's foreign editor, writing about foreign and security issues since 2005. He is Polish, but grew up in the UK, and lives in Brussels. He has also written for The Guardian, The Times of London, and Intelligence Online.

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