BERLIN — German Chancellor Angela Merkel, caught between the prospect of Greece going bankrupt once and for all and domestic pressure against helping, will be searching in the coming weeks for a third way out.
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BERLIN — German Chancellor Angela Merkel, caught between the prospect of Greece going bankrupt once and for all and domestic pressure against helping, will be searching in the coming weeks for a third way out.
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BERLIN – As European leaders pressed German Chancellor Angela Merkel to ease her stance against further help for debt-plagued Greece, Greek Prime Minister Antonis Samaras on Wednesday unveiled the arguments he will use to sway Merkel when he descends on Berlin later this week to plead his case.
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