Heading into G-8, leaders differ on how to nurture a global recovery

President Barack Obama walks with Canada’s Chief of Protocol Robert William Peck after arriving Friday in Toronto.
President Barack Obama walks with Canada’s Chief of Protocol Robert William Peck after arriving Friday in Toronto.

— As world leaders gathered to deal with the aftermath of the global financial crisis, President Barack Obama boasted about a congressional compromise on overhauling the U.S. banking system and called for an international effort to prevent future economic meltdowns.

Leaders of the Group of Eight major industrial nations — the United States, Japan, Germany, France, Britain, Italy, Canada and Russia — are meeting Friday to discuss a range of initiatives to alleviate global poverty.

Those discussions on Saturday and Sunday will include the larger G-20 group which includes the rich countries and major developing nations such as China, Brazil and India.

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