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G7 Finance Ministers, Governors meet in Washington

Group of 7 Finance Ministers James Flaherty (Canada), Christine Lagarde (France), Peer Steinbrueck (Germany), US Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson, Giulio Tremonti (Italy), Soichi Nakagawa (Japan), Alistair Darling (UK), and Jean-Claude Juncker (Eurogroup) (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)

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