<div><a href="http://www.wsws.org/articles/2011/dec2011/euro-d07.shtml">http://www.wsws.org/articles/2011/dec2011/euro-d07.shtml</a></div><div><br></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); ">&quot;Merkel and Sarkozy reacted to the announcement by the rating agency by pledging their complete loyalty to the financial markets.&quot;</span></div>
<div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); "><br></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); ">&quot;To enforce stricter budgetary discipline, Merkel and Sarkozy intend to change the European treaties by March 2012.&quot;</span></div>
<div><font class="Apple-style-span" color="#333333" face="Arial, sans-serif"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 14px; line-height: 19px;"><br></span></font></div>Avaaz Petition :<div><br></div><div><a href="https://secure.avaaz.org/en/democracy_trumps_austerity/">https://secure.avaaz.org/en/democracy_trumps_austerity/</a></div>
<div><br></div><div><b>&quot;</b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(18, 18, 19); font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-weight: bold; line-height: 18px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); ">History demonstrates that austerity cannot save our economies from recession&quot;</span></div>
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