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Indian finance minister quits to run for president

Indian Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee stepped down Tuesday, leaving behind a faltering economy and a plunging rupee as he set his sights on the country’s presidency. The 77-year-old veteran politician leaves office at a time of growing criticism of his stewardship of Asia’s third-largest economy.