Obama and Cameron to review extradition rules Barack Obama and David Cameron have agreed to review the operation of the US-UK extradition treaty, at the end of a bilateral White House summit bathed in warm spring sunshine and eulogies to the "essential relationship" between the two countries. The deal to look again at the extradition rules helped to smooth one of the few areas of disagreement between the two leaders, who interspersed foreign policy talks with pageantry on the south lawn and a lavish state dinner. Mr Obama and Mr Cameron have always had what aides called a "respectful" relationship, but state choreographers on both sides of the Atlantic have succeeded in conveying the sense that the two men have become buddies. Although the body language and banter remains stilted at times, Mr Obama's visit to London last year - which featured table tennis, a barbecue, and a state banquet - was reciprocated with a basketball game, guard of honour and Bison Wellington. Mr Cameron and his wife Samantha - on her first official overseas visit - will be shown across the British media being feted by their hosts: such manifestations of the "special relationship" are like gold-dust for British politicians. But this time the US president seemed to extract almost as much political capital from the visit, appearing statesmanlike and everyman at the same time; he appeared at the the Dayton, Ohio, basketball tournament at a time when his potential Republican rivals were tearing strips off each other in the Deep South. Mr Obama has never gone out of his way to present himself as an Atlanticist, but Britain's role in Afghanistan has made him appreciate the role Britain plays even when his economic focus has shifted across the Pacific. Giving so much face time to Mr Cameron also allows him to subtly play to independents - here he is, after all, forming a close rapport with a British Conservative politician, following in the footsteps of Margaret Thatcher. It also provides him with a response to Mitt Romney's jibe that he spends more time trying to engage with America's enemies - Iran and the Taliban - than with its traditional allies. Across the foreign policy spectrum there was little difference in approach from the two sides during Wednesday's talks; on Syria and Iran both leaders favour diplomacy and economic sanctions over military action. The extradition issue has become a thorny subject, given the media campaign in Britain against the extradition of Gary McKinnon, wanted by the US for allegedly hacking into military computers. Mr Cameron conceded that a British review had concluded the extradition treaty was balanced but said: "I recognise there are concerns about how it's implemented in practice and that's what our teams will look at." One area under review is the place in which suspects are put on trial, an issue which could cover where the crime took place, the whereabouts of witnesses and other issues. While Mr Obama recognises Mr Cameron's political problem, he still wants a robust treaty to ensure the US can get its hands on terrorist suspects. Meanwhile Mr Obama was questioned on economic differences and why his stimulus plans for the US economy were a better remedy recovery than Mr Cameron's austerity measures. He said there were "two different economies in two different circumstances" and that the UK had a more dominant banking sector and less ability to sustain debt; Mr Cameron said they both had the ultimate goal of growth and low debt. A day of ritual and diplomacy ended in a state dinner in a marquee on the south lawn, decorated on a theme of "America's backyard" but with a 150 foot wide glass wall allowing guests a view on to the White House. The evening was sealed with music from the British folk band Mumford & Sons and John Legend, the American singer-songwriter. Today Mr Cameron moves on to New York for talks with Mayor Michael Bloomberg in New York.