By Kailani Koenig-Muenster — 09/25/09 Friday evening President Barack Obama closed out the G20 conference by announcing growth in the world’s financial sectors. In a briefing at the David L. Lawrence Convention Center, Obama outlined the decisions coming out of the summit discussions and the progress the group has already made.
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Workers clean up after G20 protesters smash windows
By Laura Imkamp — 09/25/09 Two local workers board up the windows to a Boston Market restaurant in Pittsburgh after G20 protesters smashed through almost all of their windows. Click for video.
Continue readingWhy some Pittsburgh residents are telling G-20 visitors to “go home!”
By Kailani Koenig-Muenster — 9/23/09 A store clerk in downtown Pittsburgh tells visitors of the G-20 Summit to go home and that, “I don’t think anything good can come of this.”
Continue readingPolice march the streets of Pittsburgh before the G-20 Summit
By Kailani Koenig-Muenster — 9/23/09 Groups of armed police officers are patrolling the streets of Pittsburgh just one night day before the G-20 summit of international world leaders.
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