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Obama urges global action to stem market turmoil

CHILLICOTHE, Ohio
Fri Oct 10, 2008 10:56am EDT
Democratic presidential nominee Senator Barack Obama (D-IL) waves to supporters at a campaign rally at Shawnee State University in Portsmouth, Ohio, October 9, 2008. REUTERS/Jim Young

CHILLICOTHE, Ohio (Reuters) - U.S. presidential candidate Barack Obama said on Friday that global finance ministers must take coordinated steps to calm the upheaval in financial markets.

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"We need action now," the Democratic candidate told a campaign rally in Chillicothe, Ohio, calling for the Treasury to quickly implement the $700 billion rescue passed by Congress.

Financial ministers from major economies are meeting in Washington to consider drastic steps to stop panic selling in markets world-wide.

Obama said Group of Seven finance ministers "must take coordinated steps to restore confidence and to maintain our financial markets and institutions."

(Reporting by Caren Bohan)
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