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US President George W Bush will claim that the global financial crisis is not "a failure of the free-market system" in a speech later.

Looks like Barack Obama is hitting the ground running:

After making the first key appointment to his administration, Obama spoke by telephone with the leaders of Australia, Britain, Canada, France, Germany, Israel, Japan, Mexico and South Korea, hastening the shift in political gravity away from President George W.

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The financial crisis, the Afghanistan war, climate change and the North Korean and Iranian nuclear crises dominated the talks, according to accounts from the various capitals.

US President George W Bush urges the world's wealthiest nations to avoid unilateral action amid the global economic crisis.

President George W Bush vows to work "aggressively" to restore economic stability, as world stock markets tumble.

The Web video site will also premiere Crawford, a documentary about President George W. Bush's Texas hometown.

President George W Bush says legislators will rise to the occasion and pass the bank rescue plan, but admits that disagreements remain.

US President George W Bush defends a rescue package to tackle the worst financial markets crisis for decades.