Defying Others, Germany Finds Economic Success - nytimes

BERLIN — Germany has sparred with its European partners over how to respond to the financial crisis, argued with the United States over the benefits of stimulus versus austerity, and defiantly pursued its own vision of how to keep its economy strong. -- Defying Others, Germany Finds Economic Success
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