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There's nothing like standing on a street corner in Istanbul and having the ATM screen reply repeatedly, "Your bank declines this transaction."

So much for Bank of America and the global economy. That bland statement was the only response in repeated efforts to get money, although at one point, one machine doled out a 20-note New Turkish Lira, before clamming up again.

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