Group of 7 Finance Ministers Peer Steinbrueck (Germany), US Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson, and Giulio Tremonti (Italy) (L to R) stand on the steps of the Treasury Department as they are photographed in Washington on October 10, 2008. The ministers are in town for the semi-annual World Bank and International Monetary Fund meeting occurring this weekend. (UPI Photo/Roger L. Wollenberg)