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	<title><![CDATA[IMF: The Times They Are A-Changin']]></title>
	<url>http://www.huffingtonpost.com/robert-weissman/imf-the-times-they-are-a_b_96556.html</url>
	<abstract><![CDATA[<p>Have things changed at the International Monetary Fund? Or is the world just witnessing yet another in a long series of global economic double standards?</p>

<p>IMF Managing Director Dominique Strauss-Kahn <a href="http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/15a40416-043a-11dd-b28b-000077b07658.html" title="null">says</a> that the "need for public intervention" to address the global financial crisis "is becoming more evident." Strauss-Kahn has urged for a global fiscal stimulus, <a href="http://www.imf.org/external/np/vc/2008/013008.htm" title="null">writing</a> that, "Timely and targeted fiscal stimulus can add to aggregate demand in a way that supports private consumption during a critical...</p>]]></abstract>
	<taxonomy><![CDATA[Business]]></taxonomy>
	<date_published>2008-04-22T05:12:00-04:00</date_published>
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