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May 8, 2012

Greek Crisis Will Expose Hollande

Gideon Rachman, Financial Times

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Faced with a choice between supporting Greece and supporting Germany, the French are almost certain to go with supporting the Germans.

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TAGGED: France, Germany, Greece, Eurozone, Francois Hollande

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