New Yorkers lined Manhattan's grid-locked streets Tuesday to glimpse President Obama as he swooped into the Big Apple. A day after he addressed the nation about the U.S. military mission in Libya, the commander-in-chief received more cheers than jeers in a city he won by a landslide in his 2008 election. During a trip to the United Nation's to dedicate a building named in honor of the late Secretary of Commerce Ron Brown, Obama reunited with former President Bill Clinton."He [Brown] would be very proud that Barack Obama became President of the United States, and very proud, Mr. President, of what you're doing in Libya with the international community," Clinton told Obama."I had to apologize to President Clinton before we walked out because he never sees his wife," Obama told the gathering, adding that Secretary of State Clinton has been traveling the world for weeks to bring the international community together on Libya and other issues. Spotting Rep. Charles Rangel in the crowd, Obama gave the veteran Harlem politician a shout out."I want to thank Charlie Rangel for helping to make this day possible," said Obama, who back in July suggested Rangel should resign over ethics violations. The President was expected to cap his whirlwind day in New York with his first visit to Harlem as the nation's first black president."Just to breathe the same air as him, it's perfect," said Chalise Bostic, 21, of Harlem, who joined hundreds of people packing the sidewalk outside the Red Rooster restaurant on Lenox Ave. and 125th St., where Obama is to attend a $30,800-a-head fund-raiser
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