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Re: This sounds like bullshit (none / 1)
I can think of one explanation: No single European country can veto an IMF decision. The US can. Geithner could just have been the one who formally killed the plan. Not necessarily on his own initiative, but on behalf of the creditor nations.
by generic on Mon May 9th, 2011 at 09:12:23 AM EST
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