This is a busy week for President Obama, as leaders from all over the world are coming to New York for the U.N. General Assembly and to Pittsburgh for the G-20 summit. In his weekly video address to Americans, the president spoke about his G-20 goals.
“At next week’s summit, we’ll have, in effect, a five-month checkup to review the steps each nation has taken – separately and together – to break the back of this economic crisis,” Obama said.
Progress has been made over the past few months, the president said, but more international cooperation is needed to strengthen rules governing financial markets.
“As the world’s largest economy, we must lead, not just by word, but by example, understanding that in the 21st century, financial crises know no borders,” Obama said.
The video and transcript of the president’s address is available on the White House Web site.
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heavenman
21 September 2009 at 18:15 EDT
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A main character of the world economy isn’t a parasite of economy.
A main character of the world economy is humankind.
Top purpose of this meeting must spoil a parasite of the world economy.
The world economy will be recovered if the G-20 summit kill a parasite of the world economy.
The parasite is a main character having made an international panic.
Jonathan Betz-Zall
Location: Seattle, WA
22 September 2009 at 12:36 EDT
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While the G-20 meet in Pittsburgh, there’s blood flowing on the streets of Tegucigalpa. I’ve just heard that the Honduran military is beginning to shoot at nonviolent demonstrators against the coup d’etat there. It’s time for the US to completely retract any funding for the Honduran military and prohibit US armaments makers from selling them any weapons or ammunition! No excuses about “teaching them human rights”–we all know that this is a cover-up for “enhanced interrogation techniqe\ues”, i.e. torture. Let’s get on the side of democracy this time!
TAHIR ZAHEER
Location: Karachi - Pakistan
22 September 2009 at 16:57 EDT
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A Constructive- Consensus of “DEVELOPMENT-FOR-ALL”
It’s the right time to ‘Act by today’. Your each & every Action of today is your tomorrow.
What we lost mistakenly last in the past i.e. nothing now but some lessons to ‘Act by today’, and what we are acting and will act today, it will be our ENERGY-For-Tomorrow i.e. our future, and it will be our real strength.
AMERICANS (on the Western hemisphere) are the Nation in my vision & foresight, selected by Almighty Creator, with all of the outstanding R&D excellences iff (if& only if) positively join hands with remarkably progressive R&D experiences of CHINA (on the Eastern hemisphere) by making a G-2 (Group-2) type mutual understanding for making our Global Village - The Human Planet for “Democratic-Globalization” with a constructive- consensus of “DEVELOPMENT-FOR-ALL” with mutual collaboration & mutual understanding , globally to lead for_________
(instead of “Pharonic-Globalization” i.e. opportunistic-Controlling of each & every thing, material & Metal, utilities & stock Exchanges, Banking, Insurance, and complete Financial sector as well, on the Earth in few hands).
Pacifique Sukisa-Makasi
23 September 2009 at 05:47 EDT
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“As the world’s largest economy, we must lead, not just by word, but by example, understanding that in the 21st century, financial crises know no borders,” Obama said.
Please keep up your good work for all mankind Mr. President Obama. Lead the USA, lead the World.
People like me are not able to help you or help the World financially but I hope that our prayers to GOD to continue watching over you, over the American people and over all of us who support you and continue giving you more wisdom is a vital contribution because it comes from our heart and mind.
I continue to be convinced that like me and I believe many other people across the World, you also believe that:
“Living by our wants does not make us happy. What means to be human is to strive, to live by ideas and ideals and not measure our life by what we have attained in terms of our desires but those small moments for integrity, compassion, rationality, even self sacrifice. Because in the end, the only way we can measure significance of our life …is by valuing the lives of others.”
abang ajijia
Location: abuja-nigeria
23 September 2009 at 06:56 EDT
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the world is watching with keen interest the effort so far made at breaking the bad effect of financial crisis in the globe, the G-20 will be a forum that world leaders are suppose to sit and interect and do a thorough check-up bearing in mind the problems as they vary from country to country. the unfortunate thing is that nigeria president will not be there in person. which shows how unserious minded our government view the problem financial crisis posess to the nation
Jebysketert
Location: Armenia
29 September 2009 at 14:46 EDT
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Hello! Repentant klooper notwithstanding my english jer, buti very nice re say gJ$)Kd!!!.
TAHIR ZAHEER
Location: Karachi - Pakistan
9 October 2009 at 12:46 EDT
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Nobel Peace Prize - A “call to action” for Global PEACE INITIATIVE
By TAHIR ZAHEER - COO (Global Business Division) - SEFEC ” (www.sefec-engg.com) - Oct 9th, 2009 at 1:23 pm EDT
Congratulations_________ on acceptance of Award of the Nobel Peace Prize, an honor & pride to you - The President of United State, and an endorsement of Democratic Leadership, your outstanding (Obama) Administration along with to second on Secretary of the State - Hillary Clinton’s Global PEACE INITIATIVE poicies & developments, resulting you as a President of United State and America as a Nation to play such a constructive role as Global Leader i.e. no doubt, an acceptance of a Challenge of a “call to action” for peace & development to work toward greater international harmony and more environmentally sustainable practices.
I wish and pray all the best, strength & honest “will’ for all the successs to all joined & joining hands as ‘Part-of-solutions’ on our Global Village - Human Planet.