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FILE - In this March 15, 2014 file photo, former Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice speaks at the California Republican Party 2014 Spring Convention in Burlingame, Calif. From Rice to the head of the International Monetary Fund and the former chancellor of the University of California, Berkeley, the list of 2014 commencement speakers backing out following student and faculty protests continues to grow. (AP Photo/Ben Margot, File)

As college students walk, speakers walk away

By The Associated Press - Associated Press

IMF head withdraws from Smith College commencement

By PAIGE SUTHERLAND - Associated Press

Vice President Joe Biden is seen behind a teleprompter as speaks at the Atlantic Council's conference, in a special tribute to NATO and the European Union, Wednesday, April 30, 2014, in Washington. Biden drew parallels between Russia's interference in Ukraine and the world wars of the last century. Biden said Ukraine's struggles start with Russia's acute violation of rules that the 20th century taught us must be upheld. He says Russia has violated the fundamental principle that Europe's borders cannot be changed by military force. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana)

Money wielded to help Ukraine and threaten Russia

By DONNA CASSATA - Associated Press

** FILE ** International Monetary Fund (IMF) Managing Director Christine Lagarde accompanied by IMFC Chair and Singapore Finance Minister Tharman Shanmugaratnam, arrive for a news conference during the World Bank Group-International Monetary Fund Spring Meetings in Washington, Saturday, April 12, 2014. ( AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana)

IMF gives U.S. Congress year-end deadline for passing reforms

By Patrice Hill - The Washington Times

Cherry blossom, World Bank events close DC roads

Associated Press

From left, UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon, CNN International anchor Isha Sesay, and World Bank President Jim Yong Kim attend the forum Endpoverty 2030 during the IMF/World Bank Spring Meetings at IMF headquarters in Washington, Thursday, April 10, 2014. ( AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana)

Major economies express confidence about growth

By MARTIN CRUTSINGER and PAUL WISEMAN - Associated Press

IMF Managing Director Christine Lagarde continues to insist that there is little she can do without U.S. approval. Analysts point out that European countries, which continue to dominate the IMF's board of directors and stand to lose the most clout under the reforms, have been happy to let the U.S. block the legislation even while publicly deploring the congressional delays. (Associated Press)

Russia, China leading efforts to bypass U.S. as IMF reforms stall on Capitol Hill

By Patrice Hill - The Washington Times

Radio talk show host Mark Levin (Tea Party Patriots)

Mark Levin blasts Mitch McConnell: ‘He’s not a conservative’

By Cheryl K. Chumley - The Washington Times

Illustration on government spying on financial data by Alexander Hunter/The Washington Times

RAHN: Anti-money laundering surveillance hurts banking services

By Richard W. Rahn

Local citizens wave flags symbolizing the Soviet victory in WWII and Russian flags gather in support of Eastern Pro-Russian Ukrainians in their fight against Ukrainian government in Simferopol, Crimea on Monday, March 24, 2014. Ukraine's fledgling government ordered troops to pull back Monday from Crimea, ending days of wavering as Russian forces stormed and seized bases on the peninsula.(AP Photo/Max Vetrov)

Reid slams GOP over Crimea; Senate bill advances

By BRADLEY KLAPPER - Associated Press

Deja Vu: About 5,000 people demonstrated Sunday in Donetsk, in eastern Ukraine, in favor of holding a referendum on secession and absorption into Russia, just as Crimeans did earlier this month before their region was annexed. President Obama this week will work for a united front against Russian President Vladimir Putin. (Associated Press)

A Ukraine divide: Congress, world leaders debate how to counter Russia

By Stephen Dinan - The Washington Times

U.S. Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., center, speaks during a news conference in Kiev, Ukraine, Saturday, March 15, 2014. McCain and a team of seven other senators concluded their visit in Kiev on Saturday with a news conference in which they reaffirmed their support to the interim Ukrainian government. (AP Photo/David Azia)

McCain: ‘A little embarrassed’ by GOP attitude on Ukraine and IMF

By David Sherfinski - The Washington Times

Illustration by Alexander Hunter/The Washington Times

RAHN: Being taxed for bad advice by international organizations

By Richard W. Rahn

** FILE ** Treasury Secretary Jack Lew testifies on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, April 16, 2013, before the House Budget Committee hearing on President Obama's fiscal 2014 federal budget. (AP Photo/Molly Riley)

Congress inaction could cost U.S. clout at IMF

By Patrice Hill - The Washington Times

International Monetary Fund (IMF) Managing Director Christine Lagarde listens to a question during a media availability, during the World Bank/IMF Annual Meetings at IMF headquarters Saturday, Oct. 12, 2013 in Washington. World finance officials ending their meetings in Washington are worried by the possibility of an unprecedented U.S. debt default while the shaky global economy already is besieged by other threats. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

IMF chief: U.S. dance with the debt limit is ‘very, very concerning’

By Tom Howell Jr. - The Washington Times

"The ultimate goal is clear — to have a financial system that is less prone to instability and better able to serve the real economy," the IMF's Christine Lagarde said Thursday at the U.S. Chamber of Commerce. (Associated Press)

IMF’s chief endorses Fed move to keep stimulus in place

By Matthew Lounsberry - The Washington Times - The Washington Times

** FILE ** Former International Monetary Fund Managing Director Dominique Strauss-Kahn. (Associated Press)

Ex-IMF’s Strauss-Kahn to face pimping charges in France

By Cheryl K. Chumley - The Washington Times

Allow Taiwan into IMF

The Washington Times

International Monetary Fund Managing Director Christine Lagarde leaves her apartment building in Paris for a French court on Thursday, May 23, 2013. Ms. Lagarde is being investigated by the special court over a controversial arbitration deal that she oversaw as French finance minister in 2008. (AP Photo/Thibault Camus)

IMF still confident in chief Christine Lagarde after French probe

Associated Press

International Monetary Fund Managing Director Christine Lagarde leaves her apartment building in Paris for a French court on Thursday, May 23, 2013. Ms. Lagarde is being investigated by the special court over a controversial arbitration deal that she oversaw as French finance minister in 2008. (AP Photo/Thibault Camus)

IMF head Christine Lagarde in Paris court in fraud probe

By Angela Charlton - Associated Press