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G-20 Pittsburgh Summit: HuffPost Bloggers' Analysis and Commentary
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Make sure to check back here for reactions, commentary and reporting of the G-20 summit being hosted by President Barack Obama at the David L. Lawrence Convention Center in Pittsburgh on September 24 - 25.
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As a handsome 38-year-old stockbroker, I hope most of the G-20 coverage continues to be about fashion and not addressing things that are profitable to my hedge fund like using the atmosphere as a garbage dump and Chineses slave labor.
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