Date:10/10/2008 URL: http://www.thehindu.com/2008/10/10/stories/2008101054072000.htm

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FM leaves for U.S. to attend G-20 meet

NEW DELHI: Finance Minister P. Chidambaram on Thursday left for Washington to attend the fall meeting of the International Monetary Fund and the World Bank, as well as a special meeting of the Group-20 countries called by the U.S. to discuss ways to deal with the global financial crisis.