Bush says addressing crisis, Italy says G8 to meet

[amyrose2712]

Source: NewsDaily.com/Reuters

WASHINGTON, Oct. 13, 2008 (Reuters) — U.S. President George W. Bush said on Monday the United States was working to stabilize the financial system and Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi said Bush planned to have the Group of Eight leaders meet in the coming weeks.

Bush praised recent steps unveiled by European countries to address the global financial crisis, in line with the actions called for by the Group of Seven finance ministers last week.

"The United States is also acting and we will continue to implement measures consistent with the G7 plan to help banks gain access to capital, to strengthen the financial system and to unfreeze credit markets and restore confidence in our financial system," Bush said after meeting Berlusconi.

Berlusconi said through a translator that Bush "has also expressed the intention to have a meeting among the leaders within the G8 in the next few weeks."




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[peaches2003]

1. I watched the photo op

What an ass! He kept saying "Itlee". You would think he could at least try to pronounce Italy like an educated person when he is speaking in front of the Italian PM. :+

[Virginia Dare]

2. Burlesconi is about the only foreign leader left who can still tolerate..

him to any degree. Sounds like he's trying hard to fuck that up too. What a loser. Everything he touches turns to shit, and he's had his claws into this country for 8 years now. Epic disaster.

[dipsydoodle]

3. He forgot to thank Frodo Berlusconi

for inventing pizza and panini - he thanked him for just about everything else.

Did he also present with him a postage stamp on which was printed the list of Italian war heros ?