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UPDATE: Japanese Finance Minister Resigns After Appearing Drunk At Summit (VIDEO)

Huffington Post | Jessica Gusman | Posted 03.19.2009 | World

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UPDATE 2/17: Reuters reports: Japanese Finance Minister Shoichi Nakagawa said on Tuesday he would resign after being forced to deny he was drunk...

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World Finance Chiefs: "Severe" Downturn Will Persist

Bloomberg | Simon Kennedy and Sandrine Rastello | Posted 03.17.2009 | Business

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Group of Seven finance chiefs vowed to tackle a "severe" economic downturn that will persist for most of 2009 without spelling out new steps to do so....

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G7 Finance Ministers Reject Protectionist Measures

AP | COLLEEN BARRY and ARIEL DAVID | Posted 03.17.2009 | Business

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ROME — The Group of Seven finance ministers pledged Saturday to avoid resorting to protectionism as they try to stimulate their own economies in...

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