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The G-20 and the Man Who Wasn't There
This weekend's G-20 meeting dramatized the interdependence of seven or eight industrialized powers and the so-called "emerging economies." Can they get together to resolve the global financial crisis? Were they marking time until America's next President takes office? Also, Obama and McCain meet in Chicago, and if Barack Obama wants Hillary Clinton as secretary of state, he may have to take two for the price of one.
By Warren Olney • • 1h 0m ListenThis weekend's G-20 meeting dramatized the interdependence of seven or eight industrialized powers and the so-called "emerging economies." Can they get together to resolve the global financial crisis? Were they marking time until America's next President takes office? Also, Obama and McCain meet in Chicago, and an update on Hillary Clinton’s chances to be secretary of state. Would Bill's post-presidential activities present conflicts of interest?
Banner image: President Bush gestures as he addresses the G-20 leaders and delegates at the National Building Museum in Washington, DC. White House photo: Eric Draper
