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WASHINGTON (AP) - President Barack Obama and Vice President Joe Biden will meet with Turkey's Prime Minister, Recep Tayyip Erdogan (REH'-jehp TY'-ihp UR'-doh-wahn), at the White House this morning.
In the afternoon, Obama and Biden will meet with Gen. Stanley McChrystal, the top U.S. commander in Afghanistan, and U.S. Ambassador to Afghanistan Karl Eikenberry in the Oval Office.
This evening at the White House, the president and the first lady will host a holiday reception for members of Congress.
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