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G20 stories: 76 news summaries

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 G-20 Saved World 
 Economy: Obama 

Leaders agree to stick with stimulus programs until recovery firms up

Sep 25, 09 5:06 PM CDT
(AP) - President Barack Obama asserted today that he and other leaders of the world's 20 largest economies took actions that "brought the global economy back from the brink" and saved or created millions of jobs. "We leave here today confident and united," he said at the conclusion of... More »

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 Pittsburgh G-20 March 
 Proceeds Peacefully 

Demonstration free of violence that marked yesterday's protests

Sep 25, 09 4:11 PM CDT
(Newser) - Protesters again marched in Pittsburgh today while world leaders met at the G-20 summit, but the demonstration has so far been peaceful, in marked contrast to the mayhem that marked yesterday’s rally. The demonstration, organized by the antiwar Thomas Merton Center, made its way across town after an opening... More »

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globalization • Pittsburgh • G20 • protesters • peace movement • economic crisis • march • G-20 • Thomas Merton Center

 G20 Near Deal to Open 
 Economies to Scrutiny 

'Peer review' system will let nations assess each other's policies

Sep 25, 09 6:17 AM CDT
(Newser) - The G20 is on the brink of a deal this morning that will require members to "peer review" one another's economic policies—a substantial shift that will expose the US and China to wider scrutiny from less wealthy countries. The new top table for international negotiation wants less American... More »

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International Monetary Fund • oversight • IMF • global economy • US economy • Chinese economy • peer reviews • G20 • Group of 20

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 Iran Confirms Secret 
 2nd Nuclear Lab 

Tehran preempts Obama accusation, admits to underground enrichment site

Sep 25, 09 6:00 AM CDT
(Newser) - Iran confirmed today that it has built a second uranium enrichment site in an underground facility hidden from weapons inspectors—a revelation coming just hours before Barack Obama and other Western leaders were prepared to disclose it. The US has been tracking the secret project for years, officials say, but... More »

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Iran • Barack Obama • IAEA • nuclear weapons • sanctions • nuclear program • International Atomic Energy Agency • nuclear enrichment • G20 • Qom

Michelle, First Ladies to
Swing By Pa. Farm, Museum

G20 spouses will have dinner on Teresa Heinz Kerry's Pennsylvania farm

Sep 24, 09 7:57 AM CDT
(AP) - In her first outing as an international hostess, Michelle Obama is welcoming the spouses of world leaders to Pittsburgh today with a program covering some of her own interests: art and architecture, arts education, sustainable farming, and locally grown food. The first lady and her guests will have dinner tonight... More »

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Michelle Obama • Andy Warhol • Pittsburgh • Teresa Heinz Kerry • first lady • G20 • spouse

Obama Dodges Sitdown With Brown for Chat in UN Kitchen

White House declines 5 requests for talks
from humiliated prime minister

Sep 24, 09 3:01 AM CDT
(Newser) - Brit papers are buzzing about President Obama's snub of visiting Prime Minister Gordon Brown, who asked for a meeting five times. Brown—keen to boost his profile as an international statesman as his poll numbers flatline in Britain—had to settle for a 15-minute "walk and talk" with Obama... More »

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United Nations • Gordon Brown • Britain • G20 • President Obama

 US, Europe Clash 
 on Banking Reforms 

G-20 agreement on capital requirements likely to remain elusive

Sep 23, 09 4:16 AM CDT
(Newser) - The US and Europe are moving further apart on plans for post-financial crisis banking reform ahead of this week's G-20 summit, the Wall Street Journal reports. Both sides agree that banks should be required to keep more capital on hand to cushion them from crises, even at the cost of... More »

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capital • banking • financial institutions • G20 • bank regulation • financial crisis • Timothy Geithner

OPINION

 Obama Set to 
 Bankrupt US, 
 Appease Foes 

Wrongheaded policies to be on display at UN, G20 meetings

Sep 22, 09 7:08 AM CDT
(Newser) - President Obama's agenda can be summed up as "beggar thy neighbor, bankrupt thy country, and appease thy foe," as can be seen in his plans for summit meetings this week, Bret Stephens writes in the Wall Street Journal. The president chairs a UN Security Council meeting on... More »

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Iran • United Nations • summit • protectionism • nuclear disarmament • economic stimulus package • G20 • appeasement • Obama administration • President Obama

G-20 Summit Puts Spotlight on Reborn Pittsburgh

City managed to reverse decline after collapse of Big Steel destroyed its economy

Sep 22, 09 2:42 AM CDT
(Newser) - The choice of Pittsburgh for this week's G20 summit highlight a Rust Belt success story, Kris Mamula writes in Portfolio. The smokestacks and steel mills Mamula remembers from his Pittsburgh childhood are long gone, victims of the collapse of Big Steel that left the city in a state similar to... More »

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Pennsylvania • steel • cities • summit • G20

Obama Vows
to End 'Fat'
Exec Bonuses

Summers sees
'death panel' tactics from reform foes

Sep 19, 09 9:44 AM CDT
(Newser) - President Obama used his weekly radio address today to promise a continued crackdown on risky investment schemes that result in "fat executive bonuses" on Wall Street, reports Reuters. Obama pledged to use next week's G20 summit in Pittsburgh to push for sweeping reform of the world's financial markets. "... More »

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Wall Street • Larry Summers • G20 • President Obama • executive bonuses • financial reform

(AP) - Top finance officials from rich and developing countries today pledged to maintain stimulus measures to boost the global economy, warning that the fledging recovery that provided the backdrop to their meeting is by no means assured. Group of 20 finance ministers also promised a crackdown on bankers' pay—but stopped... More »

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global economy • Alistair Darling • G20 • global stimulus

 Obama to Host G20 
 in Pittsburgh 

Former steel capital showcases economic recovery: White House

May 28, 09 3:12 PM CDT
(Newser) - The Obama administration has picked Pittsburgh to host September’s G20 summit, where leaders representing 85% of the world’s economy will measure progress since the last meeting and discuss further action to curb the global crisis, the Post-Gazette reports. Hit hard by the steel industry’s decline, the revitalized... More »

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world economy • summit • Pittsburgh • G20 • President Obama

ANALYSIS

Economy Saps Sarkozy's Approval Ratings

'Action-man president' looks powerless on crisis

Apr 17, 09 3:14 PM CDT
(Newser) - Nicolas Sarkozy should be well positioned to gain political capital from the global recession, having warned against capitalist excess years before the crisis quashed pro- deregulation argument. But the French president’s approval rating keeps dropping, the Economist reports. It fell another 2% in April, to 36%. As the crisis... More »

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Nicolas Sarkozy • France • recession • popularity • approval ratings • G20 • financial crisis

(Newser) - A second autopsy of the man who died during recent G20 protests in London revealed that abdominal bleeding, not a heart attack, killed him, the New York Times reports. The follow-up by a board looking into police misconduct did not specify what caused the bleeding. But Ian Tomlinson was filmed... More »

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London • crime • England • protests • heart attack • hemorrhage • coroner's report • G20 • Ian Tomlinson • bleeding

OPINION

'Fatuous'
Obama Does
US No Favors: Krauthammer

Big talk yields little help from European allies

Apr 10, 09 10:28 AM CDT
(Newser) - President Obama is out in the world, "acting the philosopher-king who hovers above the fray" and badmouthing past American actions, and to what end? Charles Krauthammer, writing in the New York Times, doesn't see any satisfactory answers. "I'm not against gift-giving in international relations," he writes.... More »

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Russia • North Korea • Europe • Austria • disarmament • foreign policy • Guantanamo prisoners • G20 • President Obama • Charles Krauthammer

New Yorker Who Cracked G20 Death Case Backs Probe

London visitor came forward with evidence of police attack

Apr 9, 09 8:58 AM CDT
(Newser) - The New Yorker whose video revealed a police attack on a man who died during the G20 protests is glad the footage has led to an investigation, he tells the Guardian. The fund manager, who attended the London protests out of curiosity, came forward with the footage after hearing of... More »

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London • protests • Britain • police brutality • G20 • Ian Tomlinson

 White House 
 Denies Prez 
 Bowed to 
 Saudi King 

President accused of royal breach of protocol at G20 summit

Apr 9, 09 4:37 AM CDT
(Newser) - The White House denies President Obama broke centuries of protocol by bowing to a foreign monarch at the G20 talks, Politico reports. A video from the summit showing the president dipping as he greeted Saudi Arabia's King Abdullah has infuriated right-wingers who believe the movement was a bow. The deep... More »

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Barack Obama • Saudi Arabia • King Abdullah • royalty • G20 • President Obama

G20 Cop Attack Sparks Demand for Investigation

Officials seek probe in death of man knocked down by riot police

Apr 8, 09 3:40 AM CDT
(Newser) - British officials are calling for a criminal investigation into a police attack on a man who died during the G20 protests in London last week, the Daily Telegraph reports. Video of the incident, shot by a New Yorker in town on business, shows a "sickening and unprovoked attack" by... More »

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London • protests • Scotland Yard • death • police brutality • G20 • riot police

(Newser) - Ian Tomlinson, who died during last week’s G20 protests in London, was clubbed and pushed to the ground by police minutes before he suffered a fatal heart attack, the Guardian reports. The paper has obtained video, which shows Tomlinson walking away from riot cops with dogs before he was... More »

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London • crime • protests • video • heart attack • G20 • Ian Tomlinson • riot police

Man Died in G20 Protest After Clash With Cops: Witnesses

They saw news agent collapse after clash with cops

Apr 6, 09 5:43 AM CDT
(Newser) - London police are interviewing witnesses who reported seeing cops attack a man shortly before he collapsed and died during last week's G20 protests, reports the Guardian. The 47-year-old news agent hit his head on the pavement after the clash, according to reports. The confrontation occurred as riot police with dogs... More »

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London • police • protests • riots • Britain • police brutality • G20 • protesters

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