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Thursday, March 12

Washington Post: Treasury Seeks Billions More to Aid Ailing Nations

By David Cho and Anthony Faiola
Blogger Comment: Worry not world, Tim Geithner to the rescue...

Hundreds Jailed as Pakistan Bans Planned Protest

The civilian government banned a national protest march and arrested hundreds of political workers on Wednesday, evoking for many Pakistanis the sweeping security restrictions of the military dictator, Gen. Pervez Musharraf.