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...Tony Blair, Merkel was pushing for greater regulation of financial markets, according to government officials. The German delegation to the G20, which meets again in April, has been pressing for tough regulation of banks, hedge funds and private equity. Next week, Merkel plays host to British Prime Minister Gordon Brown, whose own bailout plans created the template for the U.S.'s, to discuss efforts to revive the European economy. (Watch a TIME video with Gordon Brown...
...backed Yusuf for years, gave him the usual platitudes but signaled it was ready for a new approach. "We support and respect President Yusuf's decision to resign as President of the transitional federal government and welcome his commitment to continue supporting the Djibouti peace process," State Department spokesman Gordon Duguid said. "We acknowledge President Yusuf's contributions to long-term peace and stability in Somalia...
...President-elect found not only a scientist of the highest caliber, but someone who has been steeped in policy," wrote Bart Gordon, the Democratic Tennessee representative who chairs the U.S. House Committee on Science and Technology, in an e-mail. "This is a strong message that science will no longer be kept at an arm's length in the White House...
...some countries, being son-less would be considered a weakness, especially in a leader. British Prime Minister Gordon Brown has two sons. So does Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi, while French Prime Minister Nicolas Sarkozy has three. Even his Majesty King Letsie III, potentate of Lesotho, has a son. (See TIME's Top Ten Photos...
...President-elect found not only a scientist of the highest caliber, but someone who has been steeped in policy," wrote Bart Gordon, the democratic Tennessee representative who chairs the U.S. House Committee on Science and Technology, in an e-mail. "This is a strong message that science will no longer be kept at an arm's length in the White House...