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Irish Prime Minister Brian Cowen gestures at the launch of the Grangegorman Development project in Dublin, September 21, 2010.
Wednesday, Nov. 17, 2010

Open quoteWe have done everything transparently and above board but it is the market position that is not normal — we should not be enslaved to the market. Close quote

  • BRIAN COWEN,
  • Irish Prime Minister, defends his government's decisions regarding spending. European finance ministers are in Brussels to discuss a possible bail-out of the Irish Republic
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