- Will the G-20 truly restructure the IMF?
- Will Germany cough up more stimulus money?
- Will Obama and Brown get serious about financial regulation?
- Will G-20 leaders denounce protectionism?
- Will Obama make nice with the dollar?
- Will the leaders kick the bankers?
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Thursday, April 2, 2009
Six questions for G-20 leaders
New Wolverine film leaked online
Miley Cyrus Talks Boobs, Boyfriends and BFFs
Miley Cyrus is so not into people judging her, OMG.While the 16-year-old tween sensation is gracing her first women's magazine cover with the May issue of Glamour, on sale April 7, she still sounds like an everyday teen when talking about her life's trials and tribulations."One thing that bugs me is people who say, 'Miley really needs to lose some weight,' or, 'She got her boobs done,'" says the "Hannah Montana" star. "I did start out really skinny, but you’re not going to have boobs when you’re 12 years old. I’m like, 'What are you talking about—let me grow!'"Cyrus waxes similarly teenager-y when talking about her dreamy new 20-year-old model boyfriend.“The best thing that’s happened to me in a long, long time has been meeting Justin [Gaston]," she moons. "He’s the most respectful and selfless person I’ve ever known.”But Cyrus isn't all googly eyes and OMGs. She puts her foot down when it comes to setting an example for her little sister.“I think it’s selfish to go out partying all the time, especially if you have little ones [in your family]," she says, perhaps alluding to the hard-living elder Spears and Lohan sisters, Brit and Lindsay. "I have a nine-year-old sister, and I don’t want her to go to school and have people make fun of her for it.”
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Religious extremists threaten Pakistan’s existence: Petraeus
WASHINGTON Religious extremists operating along the Pak-Afghan border pose a direct threat to Pakistan’s existence, the commander of US forces in the region, General David Petraeus, warned on Wednesday.During a Senate Armed Services Committee hearing on US President Barack Obama’s new strategy, Gen. Petraeus also vowed to take the fight to insurgents in both Afghanistan and Pakistan.He did not explain how he planned to do so but last President Obama said that the United States would pursue ‘high-value’ terrorist targets inside Pakistan but would consult Islamabad before doing so.Also last week, Obama’s National Security Adviser Gen. James Jones indicated that the US would continue drone attacks inside Pakistan as they had proven ‘effective’ against the militants.Gen. Petraeus told the senate panel that the Taliban and al-Qaeda groups based in the border area were ‘an ever more serious threat to Pakistan’s very existence.’The Pakistani military, he said, had stepped up operations against the militants but more action was needed.The general noted that the situation in Pakistan was closely linked to that of Afghanistan, and praised President Obama’s new plan for developing a regional approach to resolve the issue was a step in the right direction.Gen. Petraeus acknowledged that the militants in Afghanistan were growing in strength but vowed to fight them ‘relentlessly and aggressively.’But Gen. Petraeus and top Defence Department official Michele Flournoy were greeted with sceptical questions from senators about how willing the Pakistani government is to fight extremists hiding in Fata.