(140616) -- WASHINGTON D.C., June 16, 2014 (Xinhua) -- International Monetary Fund(IMF) Managing Director Christine Lagarde(R) speaks during a press conference at the IMF headquarters in Washington D.C., the United States, on June 16, 2014. The International Monetary Fund on Monday sharply lowered its U.S. economic growth forecasts for this year from the perviously predicted 2.8 percent to 2 percent due to a weak first quarter. (Xinhua/Yin Bogu)
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