According to several people who attended the meeting, Volcker discussed what led to the current economic plight and where things might be headed.
Federal Reserve officials have looked closely and with concern at the plight of Japan, where the Bank of Japan has held its overnight rates near zero since 1995 and yet has been unable to stimulate demand or break free of deflation.
After Hurricane Katrina in 2005, Ms. Taylor used Essence as a platform to keep the plight of New Orleans, where the magazine had long held an annual music festival, in the nation's consciousness.
Brown's concerns highlight the plight of California, where some cities rolling out innovative strategies to conserve water.
Many people will relate to Frances' plight of not knowing where the line is between a marriage going through normal ups and downs and one where it's truly time to move on because happiness between these now two different people is no longer achievable.
Foreign governments calling for a cease-fire include India, where the plight of Sri Lanka's Tamil civilians has become a major issue in the national election campaign.
One measure of Mr Chandler's plight: in a state where basketball is close to religion, even the endorsement of the University of Louisville basketball coach wasn't enough to save him.
She was moved to write the novel – her first for teenagers – after attending a gig for the charity Reprieve where the plight of child detainees at Guantánamo was raised.
In Japan, where her plight has become a cause celebre, the government refuses to contemplate normalising ties - which would pave the way for the resumption of bilateral aid - unless the abduction issue is resolved.
The response from Radio Centre is shot through with the urgency of the financial plight of commercial radio, where advertising revenues last year fell to £480m, compared with £643m spent by the BBC on its radio services.
