The G-20 had a great birth in 2008, a rather brilliant 2009, but so far, 2010 has been a disappointment.

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The members of the G-20 are the United States, the European Union, Germany, Great Britain, France, Italy, Japan, Russia, China, Canada, Argentina, South Korea, South Africa, Mexico, Brazil, India, Indonesia, Saudi Arabia, Turkey and Australia.

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Giunta had raced forward under fire at great risk to himself to render aid to the wounded and to rescue an injured G.

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Like G, this broader measure of government has declined since the (official) end of the Great Recession.

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At 19.5 percent of GDP, G is down from the 21.5 percent it hit in the worst days of the Great Recession.

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