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Leaders wave during a group photo at the G-20 Summit in Toronto on Sunday.

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During the G-20 summit, Britain's Prime Minister David Cameron, right, and German Chancellor Angela Merkel watch the World Cup soccer match between England and Germany being played in South Africa on Sunday. Germany beat England 4-1.

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President Barack Obama speaks alongside South Korean President Lee Myung-bak during a meeting on the sidelines of the G-20 summit in Toronto on Saturday.

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A police car set on fire by anarchist demonstrators burns in the midst of protests on the streets of Toronto.

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Anarchist "black block" protesters paint "Die Pigs" on a police car with spray paint before setting it on fire in the midst of protests against the G-20 summit.

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President Obama meets with President Hu Jintao of China, facing him second from right.

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President Obama and British Prime Minister David Cameron prepare to exchange their favorite beers as part of a World Cup Soccer bet at the end of their bilateral meeting.

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A reporter takes notes as President Nicolas Sarkozy of France is shown on a large television screen in the G-20 summit's media center.

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President Obama and British Prime Minister David Cameron, left, talk before boarding Marine One helicopter in Gravenhurst, Ontario as they leave the G-8 summit Saturday en route to the G-20 summit in Toronto.

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Saudi King Abdullah bin Abdulaziz al Saud arrives at Pearson International Airport in Toronto Friday for the G-8 and G-20 summits.

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Toronto Police line up for crowd control as the Feminist March makes its way through downtown Toronto on Friday. The protest was one of several planned in the city to coincide with the gathering of world leaders for the G-20 and G-8 summits.

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Demonstrators protesting the G-8 and G-20 march though downtown Toronto on Friday.

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French President Nicolas Sarkozy waves to reporters after being greeted by Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper upon his arrival for the G-8 and G-20 meetings at the Deerhurst Resort in Huntsville, Ontario on Friday.

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President Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner of Argentina arrives in advance of the G-8 and G-20 summits at Pearson International Airport in Toronto on Friday.

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Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan of Turkey and his wife Emine Erdogan arrive for the G-8 and G-20 summits on Friday.

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President Obama greets officials as he arrives in Toronto on Friday.

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Prime Minister Naoto Kan, center, of Japan arrives on Friday.

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