Van Buren had been president for just a few days when an economic crisis and a political storm struck the country.

VOA: special.2009.01.01

The severe economic crisis -- the Great Depression -- created an atmosphere for artistic imagination and creative expression.

VOA: special.2011.04.14

The company suffered huge losses during the economic crisis of two thousand eight and two thousand nine.

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Still,the chief economist of the International Monetary Fund says the effects of the world economic crisis will hurt both supply and demand for years to come.

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They will discuss economic policies and ways to strengthen financial regulation after the crisis.

VOA: special.2009.09.18

The qualities were public persuasion, crisis leadership,economic management, moral leadership and international relations.

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And,the exhibit is especially meaningful during today's economic crisis.

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He notes that President Obama spent his first year in office focused on battling the economic crisis and reforming health care.

VOA: standard.2010.05.11

He says they also helped the international effort to lessen the effects of the financial crisis and restore world economic growth.

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Republicans accuse the president of taking advantage of the economic crisis to push an overly ambitious and ill-advised domestic agenda.

VOA: standard.2009.03.15

Sweden has opened immigration channels since the economic crisis and the numbers of immigrants have jumped 30 percent.

VOA: standard.2010.01.20

Singapore's Foreign Minister George Yeo says during informal discussions, APEC foreign ministers touched on the financial crisis, economic coordination, and financial reforms.

VOA: standard.2009.11.11

It says the economic crisis has cut the amount of foreign aid and investment going to poor countries.

VOA: standard.2009.10.14

We are indeed already seeing that," "Is it the panacea solution to the economic crisis and the car market in the U.K.?

VOA: standard.2009.05.18

The declaration calls recovery so far from the global economic crisis uneven and fragile, with unemployment at unacceptable levels in many countries.

VOA: standard.2010.06.27

Geithner said that one of the most tragic elements of the economic crisis has been the lack of protections for taxpayers and consumers.

VOA: standard.2009.03.25

Their goal: to find ways to fix the economic crisis and to prevent it from happening again.

VOA: standard.2009.03.31

The president talked about what he calls the selfishness and irresponsibility on Wall Street and in Washington that resulted in a national economic crisis.

VOA: standard.2009.05.14

It led to a rapid decline in foreign direct investment in Georgia and a rapid decline in growth, reinforced,of course, by the economic crisis.

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And Mr.Barroso says they agreed to keep in place stimulus measures to fight the economic crisis.

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Mr.Obama said coming together is the only way to solve the economic crisis and defeat global threats like al-Qaida and the spread of nuclear weapons.

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And,these are occurring at a time when the global economic crisis is making it more difficult to maintain good health, especially in the developing world.

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But this latest financial crisis has wreaked havoc on economies worldwide including in France, where the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development estimates that is unemployed.

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"And once we emerge from the immediate crisis, the long-term economic gains to communities that have been left behind in the digital age will be immeasurable."

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"This is about trying to tackle an exceptional economic crisis, far beyond the financial system and set in place measures, measures that really do make a difference,".

VOA: standard.2009.03.29

The numbers of illegal immigrants arriving in France has also dropped, with Immigration Minister Eric Besson attributing the slowdown to the economic crisis and tougher immigration policies.

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Mr.Zuma said the global economic crisis highlighted the need to reform the international financial system and multilateral lending groups like the World Bank and International Monetary Fund.

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"I met with leaders of the G20 nations to ensure that the world's largest economies take strong and unified action in the face of the global economic crisis.

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