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After very difficult negotiations, members of the European bloc reluctantly agree to bail out cash strapped Greece.
As it turns out, Greece first choice for a bail-out was Obama, but bad luck, he was busy battling the GOP with his health care reform.

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In a referendum held Friday, Irish voters rejected by 53% to 47% the Lisbon Treaty whose ratification by all 27 EU countries is needed for it to become law of the land. In case you were wondering , the Lisbon Treaty is a decade old sort of Constitution for EU and when adopted , would have among other things, created a presidency and one single diplomacy for the Union.
The lesson here, just like with Florida, never trust an Irish with a ballot.

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