
The U.S. Department of the Treasury, with the Washington Monument in the background, stands in Washington, D.C., U.S., on Monday, Aug. 24, 2009. Timothy Geithner, U.S. treasury secretary, has said the U.S. economic recovery is still in its early stages, propelled by an improving job market and a housing industry that's beginning to stabilize. Photographer: Andrew Harrer/Bloomberg
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