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cory777 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun May-23-10 02:49 PM
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Gordon Brown 'first choice' for top job at IMF
Source: Express.co.uk


GORDON Brown wants one of the world’s most important economic jobs as head of the International Monetary Fund, according to his closest school friend.

Tom Brown said that his 59-year-old pal believes he has “one big job left in him”.

And IMF insiders are thought to consider the former Prime Minister the ideal candidate to take over when France’s Dominique Strauss-Kahn’s term ends in 2012.

Tom Brown said last night: “Gordon’s record would make him first choice. His motive for taking it, or another job like it, would be his ambition to tackle world poverty and his anger at the plight of many millions of people around the world who live on the knife’s edge of bare existence.”

Read more: http://www.express.co.uk/posts/view/176657/Gordon-Brown-first-choice-for-top-job-at-IMF



Hmmmm? This makes me want to puke!
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xchrom Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun May-23-10 03:07 PM
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1. Oy. Like that'll help. Nt
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dixiegrrrrl Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun May-23-10 04:44 PM
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2. "Gordon’s record would make him first choice."
Indeed it will.

Climbing the totem pole of fiscal venality.
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PfcHammer Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun May-23-10 04:51 PM
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3. Surprised he isn't at Carlyle
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bvar22 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun May-23-10 04:59 PM
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4. End World Poverty?....EASY!
Edited on Sun May-23-10 05:01 PM by bvar22
TAX CUTS FOR THE RICH!!!!
Crumbs will fall off the Rich Man Tables for the poor.
Trust Me!
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..
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This "Economics" stuff is so EASY if you are obscenely rich...
MORE TAX CUTS!
Works for EVERYTHING!
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