Lawrence H. Summers, Director of the White House's National Economic Council, speaks about the economic outlook and the financial sector at a luncheon hosted by "The Economist" magazine at Pace University in New York October 16, 2009. Reuters Pictures 1 month ago

Lawrence H. Summers, Director of the White House's National Economic Council, speaks about the economic outlook and the financial sector at a luncheon hosted by "The Economist" magazine at Pace University in New York October 16, 2009.

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  1. 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.
  2. 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.
  3. 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.
  4. 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.
  5. WASHINGTON - OCTOBER 06: U.S Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) (R) and Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-NV) (L) walk away from reporters after talking outside the White House following a meeting with U.S. President Barack Obama along with other members of Congress October 6, 2009 in Washington, DC. Obama met with Congressional leadership and the chairs and ranking members of the relevant committees to discuss planning for Afghanistan and Pakistan.
  6. U.S. Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi and Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-NV) speak about their meeting between Congressional leadership and President Barack Obama on Afghanistan and Pakistan at the White House in Washington, October 6, 2009.
  7. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-CA, speaks to reporters 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.
  8. House Minority Leader John Boehner (C), R-OH, speaks to reporters as Senate Armed Services Committee Ranking Member John McCain (L), R-AZ, and Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-KY, look 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.
  9. Latvia's Prime Minister Valdis Domrovskis (L), member of the European Parliament Ivars Godmanis, Estonia's central bank deputy governor Marten Ross, Central and Eastern Europe correspondent for The Economist, Edward Lucas and Vjaceslavs Dombrovskis from the Baltic International Centre for the Policy studies attend the "Economic recovery in a changing security enviroment" international conference in Riga October 23, 2009.
  10. Lawrence H. Summers, Director of the White House's National Economic Council, speaks about the economic outlook and the financial sector at a luncheon hosted by "The Economist" magazine at Pace University in New York October 16, 2009.
  11. Roger Altman, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Evercore Partners, speaks about potential geopolitical implications of the financial crisis at a panel discussion hosted by "The Economist" magazine at Pace University in New York October 16, 2009.
  12. Jeremy Grantham, Co-founder and Chief Investment Strategist of GMO, speaks during an Oxford-style debate on financial innovation hosted by "The Economist" magazine at Pace University in New York October 16, 2009. Grantham was speaking against contemporary financial innovations.
  13. Jeremy Grantham, Co-founder and Chief Investment Strategist of GMO, takes notes during an Oxford-style debate on financial innovation hosted by "The Economist" magazine at Pace University in New York October 16, 2009. Grantham was speaking against contemporary financial innovations.
  14. Robert L. Reynolds, President and Chief Executive Officer of Putnam Investments, speaks during an Oxford-style debate on financial innovation hosted by "The Economist" magazine at Pace University in New York October 16, 2009. Reynolds was defending contemporary financial innovations in the debate.
  15. Professor Jeffrey D. Sachs of Columbia University speaks about potential geopolitical implications of the financial crisis at a panel discussion hosted by "The Economist" magazine at Pace University in New York October 16, 2009.
  16. Prof. Myron S. Scholes, Chairman of Platinum Grove Asset Management, speaks during an Oxford-style debate on financial innovation hosted by "The Economist" magazine at Pace University in New York October 16, 2009. Scholes, who was defending contemporary financial innovations, is one of the authors of the Black-Scholes option pricing model that helped determine the price of derivatives and was a founder of the now-defunct hedge fund, Long Term Capital Management.

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  3. An Afghan national policeman gestures as he stands near the Heetal Hotel, not shown in the photo, after an apparent suicide car bomb was detonated in front of the hotel in Kabul, Afghanistan Tuesday Dec. 15, 2009.
  4. People carry a casualty near the Heetal Hotel, not shown in the photo, in Kabul, Afghanistan, Tuesday, Dec. 15, 2009. A suicide bomb explosion Tuesday in Afghanistan's capital damaged the hotel frequented by foreigners, a government official said.
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