Obama to meet Italy's Monti at White House February 9 from Reuters: Politics WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama will host Italian Prime Minister Mario Monti in Washington on February 9 and will discuss efforts to tackle the debt crisis that has threatened Italy and the wider euro zone, the White House said on Monday. feeds.reuters.com/~r/Reuters/PoliticsNews/~3/bqwh1vubrTM/us-italy-usa-monti-idUSTRE80M13L20120123