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Jun 2011
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Financial 411: Is it Better to Rent, or ...

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IMF Appoints New Chief

French Finance Minister Christine Lagarde has been chosen to lead the International Monetary Fund after receiving the support of the Obama administration. She will become the first female leader of the organization and steps in after the former chief, Dominique Strauss-Kahn, stepped down after being charged with sexually assaulting a hotel housekeeper in New York City.

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