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Obama Presses Europe, Pledges Help for Greek Crisis
Published: Wednesday, 8 Jun 2011 | 2:05 AM ET Text Size
By: Reuters

Obama, whose political prospects have suffered from persistently high unemployment and ballooning U.S. debt, has pinpointed the euro zone crisis as one foreign "headwind" hitting the U.S. economy.

After a meeting with German Chancellor Angela Merkel, he stressed the importance of German "leadership" on the issue - a hint that he expects Berlin to help - while expressing sympathy for the political difficulties European Union countries face in helping a struggling member state.

"I'm confident that Germany's leadership, along with other key actors in Europe, will help us arrive at a path for Greece to return to growth, for this debt to become more manageable," Obama said.

"But it's going to require some patience and some time. And we have pledged to cooperate fully in working through these issues, both on a bilateral basis but also through international and financial institutions like the IMF."

A proposal for a second Greek bailout package worth 80 billion to 100 billion euros over three years was taking shape, euro zone sources said.......................>>>>....................>>>>...........................http://www.cnbc.com/id/43321461
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Just keep giving away money we don't have and bankrupt the country.
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And gasoline is HOW much at the pumps? Food prices are HOW high? Taxes are of course coming down for US, right?? Damn, this guy just doesn't have a clue
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He knows exactly what he's doing and it's going to get ugly before it's over.
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