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G8 leaders summit in L'Aquila

Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi (R) greets British Prime Minister Gordon Brown as he arrives for a round table session at the G8 summit in L'Aquila, Italy on July 8, 2009. (UPI Photo/Stringer)


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nytimes.com at 7 Nov 2009 03:08 pm
Gordon Brown of Britain told G-20 finance ministers that the world needed a system to force banks, not taxpayers, to cover future bailouts.
telegraph.co.uk at 7 Nov 2009 02:50 pm
Questions over the future of Britain's combat mission in Afghanistan add to pressure on Gordon Brown.
telegraph.co.uk at 7 Nov 2009 02:06 pm
Gordon Brown is facing international embarrassment after leading nations slapped down his proposal for a tax on financial transactions to raise hundreds of billions of pounds.
telegraph.co.uk at 7 Nov 2009 01:09 pm
Gordon Brown has joined other world leaders in taking up running as part of a new exercise regime with early morning jogs through Westminster.
telegraph.co.uk at 7 Nov 2009 09:14 am
PM has called for a global levy to prevent future bank bailouts as G20 leaders meet in Scotland.
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