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June 15, 2012

It's a Poker Game, and Merkel Will Win

David Blair, Daily Telegraph

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With 60 per cent of Germans believing Greece should leave the euro, the Chancellor will not be swayed from her dogmatic attachment to budgetary rigour.

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TAGGED: Germany, Europe, Angela Merkel, Eurozone

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