British Prime Minister Gordon Brown speaks during meeting with US President Barack Obama March 03, 2009 in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, DC. The United States and Britain have launched massive economic stimulus packages since the collapse of US subprime home loans sparked a credit crunch that developed into the worst economic slowdown since the Great Depression. Brown has said he wants to use the Washington talks to prepare for a meeting of the Group of 20 developing and developed countries in London on April 2, which will aim to draw up a new blueprint for economic recovery. He will also deliver a speech to the US Congress on Wednesday, becoming the fifth British prime minister to do so. Getty Images logo Getty Images 9 months ago

British Prime Minister Gordon Brown speaks during meeting with US President Barack Obama March 03, 2009 in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, DC. The United States and Britain have launched massive economic stimulus packages since the collapse of US subprime home loans sparked a credit crunch that developed into the worst economic slowdown since the Great Depression. Brown has said he wants to use the Washington talks to prepare for a meeting of the Group of 20 developing and developed countries in London on April 2, which will aim to draw up a new blueprint for economic recovery. He will also deliver a speech to the US Congress on Wednesday, becoming the fifth British prime minister to do so.

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  1. FILE - In this Tuesday, Nov. 24, 2009 file photo, Michaele and Tareq Salahi, right, arrive at a State Dinner hosted by President Barack Obama at the White House in Washington. Congress wants to talk to the husband and wife who slipped through security into last week's state dinner at the White House. But on the eve of the Thursday, Dec. 3, 2009 hearing by the House Homeland Security Committee about how they did it, Tareq and Michaele Salahi declined to show up for questions.
  2. WASHINGTON - NOVEMBER 19: Former Cuban political prisoners listen to testimony from witnesses during a hearing of the House Foreign Affairs Committee on the travel ban for U.S. citizens to Cuba on Capitol Hill November 19, 2009 in Washington, DC. The committee heard from witnesses on both sides of the issue as Congress gears up for a battle over Cuba policy, with proponents saying they have their best chance in years of repealing the decades-old ban on U.S. tourist travel to the island.
  3. WASHINGTON - NOVEMBER 16: Activists protest in front of the DC office of Goldman Sachs November 16, 2009 in Washington, DC. The protest was held to 'demand an end to the Too Big To Fail doctrine, request that their projected $23 billion in bonuses and compensation go to foreclosure prevention programs, and call on Congress to take immediate action on reform.'
  4. WASHINGTON - NOVEMBER 10: Sen. Joe Lieberman (I-CT) prepares to testify before the Senate Budget Committee Capitol Hill November 10, 2009 in Washington, DC. Lieberman and bipartisan members of Congress were set to testifying about proposals for long-term fiscal stability in the wake of last year's financial meltdown.
  5. LAKEWOOD - NOVEMBER 09: Miguel Lopez, largely paralyzed from the chest down, lies in his bed at home on November 9, 2009 in Lakewood, Colorado. Lopez, a Mexican immigrant whose three children were born in the United States and are American citizens, broke his neck last summer while playing with his daughters on a backyard trampoline. Formerly a construction worker, Lopez had no health insurance when the accident occurred. Like millions of other immigrants, he would still not be covered under health care reform legislation in Congress. He receives home health care visits from Dominican Sisters Home Health Agency, a non-profit that performs some 25,000 home visits each year in the Denver area. It provides free home nursing care to patients with chronic diseases, helps them to better manage their disabling illnesses and provides custodial services with the aim of keeping patients in their homes and out of more expensive nursing home care.
  6. WASHINGTON - NOVEMBER 05: Fr. Norman Weslin (R) of Omaha, Nebraska, is dragged by U.S. Capitol Police after refusing to leave Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi's (D-CA) office while demonstrating against the health care reform bill at the Cannon House Office Building November 5, 2009 in Washington, DC. The protesters were voicing their opposition to Congress' health care reform legislation, saying it supports government funding of abortion.
  7. WASHINGTON - NOVEMBER 04: Rep. Joe Wilson (R-SC) talks to reporters after announcing his sponsorhip of an ammendment to the House version of health reform legislation outside the Capitol November 4, 2009 in Washington, DC. The ammendment to the 'Affordable Health Care for America Act' would automatically enroll all members of Congress in the 'public option'.
  8. WASHINGTON - NOVEMBER 3: House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer (D-MD) (L) and Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) (R) talk before a joint meeting of Congress on Capitol Hill November 3, 2009 in Washington, DC. Chancellor Angela Merkel of Germany addressed the joint meeting of the US House of Representatives and Senate after meeting with President Barack Obama earlier in the day.

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  1. Britain's Prime Minister Gordon Brown arrives to give a speech at a central London venue, October 12, 2009. Brown set out on Monday plans for asset sales to help rein in the budget deficit.
  2. Britain's Prime Minister Gordon Brown arrives to give a speech at a central London venue, October 12, 2009. Brown set out on Monday plans for asset sales to help rein in the budget deficit.
  3. LONDON, ENGLAND - OCTOBER 09: Prime Minister Gordon shakes hands with Iraqi President Jalal Talabani ahead of their meeting, in Downing Street on October 9, 2009 in London. Later Prime Minister Brown will attend a service of thanksgiving honouring UK armed forces and civilians who served and died in the Iraq war.
  4. LONDON, ENGLAND - OCTOBER 09: Prime Minister Gordon stands Iraqi President Jalal Talabani ahead of their meeting, in Downing Street on October 9, 2009 in London. Later Prime Minister Brown will attend a service of thanksgiving honouring UK armed forces and civilians who served and died in the Iraq war.
  5. LONDON, ENGLAND - OCTOBER 09: Prime Minister Gordon walks past Number 10 in Downing Street on October 9, 2009 in London. Prime Minister Brown will attend a service of thanksgiving honouring UK armed forces and civilians who served and died in the Iraq war.
  6. LONDON, ENGLAND - OCTOBER 09: Prime Minister Gordon (L) walks with Iraqi President Jalal Talabani from Downing Street on October 9, 2009 in London. Later Prime Minister Brown will attend a service of thanksgiving honouring UK armed forces and civilians who served and died in the Iraq war.
  7. US President Barack Obama signs the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2010 as US Defense Secretary Robert Gates (L) and members of the US Congress look on October 28, 2009 in the East Room of the White House in Washington, DC.
  8. Pakistani Shiite Muslims carry a burning US flag as they shout slogans during a protest against the US Kerry-Lugar Bill in Karachi on October 9, 2009. Pakistan's parliament resumed debate on a massive US aid package after rifts opened up between the military and the government over strings attached to the funding. In an unusual public statement late October 7, top military commanders including the army chief said they had 'serious concerns' about the bill, which hinges some aid on hard-up Pakistan's efforts to battle Islamist extremism. US Congress last week voted to triple aid to Pakistan to 7.5 billion dollars over the next five years, part of US President Barack Obama's plan to battle militancy through development and fostering democratic institutions.
  9. A Pakistani Shiite Muslim man torches an US flag during a protest against the US Kerry-Lugar Bill in Karachi on October 9, 2009. Pakistan's parliament resumed debate on a massive US aid package after rifts opened up between the military and the government over strings attached to the funding. In an unusual public statement late October 7, top military commanders including the army chief said they had 'serious concerns' about the bill, which hinges some aid on hard-up Pakistan's efforts to battle Islamist extremism. US Congress last week voted to triple aid to Pakistan to 7.5 billion dollars over the next five years, part of US President Barack Obama's plan to battle militancy through development and fostering democratic institutions.
  10. A Pakistani Shiite Muslim man carries a burning US flag during a protest against the US Kerry-Lugar Bill in Karachi on October 9, 2009. Pakistan's parliament resumed debate on a massive US aid package after rifts opened up between the military and the government over strings attached to the funding. In an unusual public statement late October 7, top military commanders including the army chief said they had 'serious concerns' about the bill, which hinges some aid on hard-up Pakistan's efforts to battle Islamist extremism. US Congress last week voted to triple aid to Pakistan to 7.5 billion dollars over the next five years, part of US President Barack Obama's plan to battle militancy through development and fostering democratic institutions.
  11. The seat of US Representative Joe Wilson, Republican of South Carolina, remains empty on September 10, 2009 at the Congressional Oversight Committee at the US Capitol. Wilson yelled 'You lie' at US President Barack Obama on September 9 during his speech to the US Congress. Wilson has apologized for the remark.
  12. Vice President Joe Biden (L) talks with U.S. Congressman John Lewis (D-GA) (Top R) and U.S. Congressman Dennis Kucinich (D-OH) (Front R) before the start of U.S. President Barack Obama's health care reform speech to a joint session of the U.S. Congress on Capitol Hill in Washington, September 9, 2009.
  13. U.S. Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi (L) greets U.S. Senator John McCain (R-AZ)(2nd L), House Minority Leader John Boehner (R-OH)(2nd R) and Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) after a meeting between Congressional leadership and President Barack Obama on Afghanistan and Pakistan at the White House in Washington, October 6, 2009.
  14. L-R: House Minority Leader John Boehner, R-OH, House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer, D-MD, Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-KY, and Senate Armed Services Committee Ranking Member John McCain walk on a path on the North Lawn of the White House following a meeting on Afghanistan and Pakistan with US President Barack Obama October 6, 2009 in Washington, DC.
  15. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-CA, speaks to reporters as Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, D-NV, looks on in front of the West Wing after a meeting on Afghanistan and Pakistan with US President Barack Obama October 6, 2009 at the White House in Washington, DC. Obama Tuesday sat down with senior lawmakers driving a raging debate on US Afghan strategy, as he works towards a decision on whether to send thousands more troops to war. Democratic and Republican leaders plus top members of key congressional committees met the president at the White House touting sharply conflicting visions of the next steps in the unpopular eight-year US military operation. Obama is methodically working through an internal policy review after US commander General Stanley McChrystal warned the war could be lost within a year without more troops, and reportedly asked for 40,000 more men.
  16. House Minority Leader John Boehner (C), R-OH, chats with Senate Armed Services Committee Ranking Member John McCain (L), R-AZ, and Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-KY, near the West Wing after a meeting on Afghanistan and Pakistan with US President Barack Obama October 6, 2009 at the White House in Washington, DC. Obama Tuesday sat down with senior lawmakers driving a raging debate on US Afghan strategy, as he works towards a decision on whether to send thousands more troops to war. Democratic and Republican leaders plus top members of key congressional committees met the president at the White House touting sharply conflicting visions of the next steps in the unpopular eight-year US military operation. Obama is methodically working through an internal policy review after US commander General Stanley McChrystal warned the war could be lost within a year without more troops, and reportedly asked for 40,000 more men.

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