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The head of the International Monetary Fund says |
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Greece has nothing to fear from the organization. |
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At a news conference in Washington, |
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Dominique Strauss-Kahn said the IMF was trying to provide Greece |
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with the advice and resources necessary |
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to help with its debt problem. |
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Andrew Walker reports from Washington. |
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Mr.Strauss-Kahn was responding to a Greek journalist |
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who said the Greek public are demonizing the IMF |
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that they fear things will be worse with IMF involvement. |
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The agency has a reputation for requiring borrowing countries |
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to make deep cuts in popular government spending programs. |
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Mr. Strauss-Kahn said the Greek people should think of the IMF |
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as a cooperative organization |
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where the countries of the world work together |
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to help those in trouble |
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by providing resources and advice |
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on behalf of the international community. |
