International Monetary Fund and World Bank Spring Meetings in Washington
Alistair Darling, United Kingdom's Chancellor of the Exchquer, arrives for the International Monetary Fund (IMF) financial committee meeting during the IMF/World Bank spring meetings in Washington on April 25, 2009. (UPI Photo/Alexis C. Glenn)
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