Pool Party

This is a shot of the media working room in the Railway Room of Centre Block. It's become the hottest ticket in town -- the pool pass that allows journalists access to the President's photo opportunities and his news conference. And with hundreds of reporters and camera people in town for the visit, there aren't enough of them to go around, sparking some tension as journalists hope to get a chance to spot Barack Obama. The access is determined by passes, each with a magic number or letter. With the President on the ground at the airport, photographers were mustered into position for the photo op in anticipation of his arrival in the rotunda of Parliament Hill. -- Bruce Campion-Smith