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Colombia's international anti-kidnapping campaigner Ingrid Betancourt attends a news conference in Quito December 1, 2008. Betancourt paid a surprise visit to Ecuador on Sunday, her first since her stunning rescue from FARC guerrillas in July. The French-Colombian politician, who was snatched by FARC rebels while running for president in 2002, meet on Monday with President Rafael Correa in Quito as part of the visit.
Attendees leave a business conference held inside the Washington Convention Center in Washington, December 1, 2008. The storm buffeting the U.S. economy threatens to swamp the $175 billion corporate meetings industry as companies seek to cut back on expenditure by reducing the number of conferences conferences they hold.