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G-7 Summit finance ministers and central bank governors meet in Washington

G-7 Summit Central Bank Governors stand for a photo outside the Treasury Department during the G-7 Summit in Washington on April 11, 2008. From left, Mark J. Careny, Canada, Christian Noyer, France, Axel A. Weber, Germany, Ben Bernanke, United States, Mario Draghi, Italy, Masaaki Shirakawa, Japan, Mervyn King, United Kingdom, and Jean-Claude Trichet, European Central Bank. (UPI Photo/Alexis C. Glenn)

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