France's new president, François Hollande, leaves after posing with the ministers after the first weekly cabinet meeting Thursday, May 17, at the Elysee Palace in Paris. Hollande is set to meet with President Obama Friday morning at the White House. (Michel Euler/AP)
10:20 am ET -France's new president, François Hollande, is set to meet with Obama Friday morning. He's likely to get some prodding about his intentions vis-à-vis the Afghanistan war, given his campaign pledge to expedite removal of French combat troops.
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