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G-8 leaders also agreed that the global economy is too shaky to begin rolling back massive fiscal stimulus plans right now, according to a draft statement obtained by The Associated Press.
The leaders said in the draft that they “note some signs of stabilization” but continued to stress the difficult outlook instead of concerns over debt and high spending.
The leaders gathered Wednesday in the quake-devastated central Italian city of L’Aquila, where they also wrestled matters such as the global rise in temperature. Over dinner later, they planned to turn their attention to world security issues from Iran to North Korea.
