BY HARRY DUNPHY, Associated Press Writer 2 hours, 19 minutes ago WASHINGTON - International finance leaders are working on plans to deal with the economic crisis that has roiled nations and sent food and energy prices soaring.The World Bank's policy-setting committee was focusing Sunday on the fallout on developing countries, especially poor ones where the agency is trying to help reduce poverty. The session marked the end of spring meetings for the bank and the International Monetary Fund.
As the committee began its meeting, Britain's secretary for international development, Douglas Alexander, spoke of the need for coordinated response to the market turbulence and commodity prices.
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