Economic Outlook: Peaceful disagreements

UPI / 28th Jun 2010

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Economic Outlook: The Group of 20 Nations in Toronto agreed to reduced government Deficits in a meeting defined by odd contrasts in fiscal management and in vocabulary.

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Using the year's most vivid oxymoron, President Barack Obama said the nations mapping out the path for Economic Recovery were in "violent agreement," with an accord announced Sunday that called for Deficits to be halved by 2013 and stabilized by 2016.

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