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| [00:00.00] | The head of the International Monetary Fund says |
| [00:02.85] | Greece has nothing to fear from the organization. |
| [00:05.46] | At a news conference in Washington, |
| [00:07.95] | Dominique Strauss-Kahn said the IMF was trying to provide Greece |
| [00:11.99] | with the advice and resources necessary |
| [00:14.11] | to help with its debt problem. |
| [00:16.03] | Andrew Walker reports from Washington. |
| [00:18.02] | Mr.Strauss-Kahn was responding to a Greek journalist |
| [00:21.13] | who said the Greek public are demonizing the IMF |
| [00:24.12] | that they fear things will be worse with IMF involvement. |
| [00:27.23] | The agency has a reputation for requiring borrowing countries |
| [00:31.02] | to make deep cuts in popular government spending programs. |
| [00:33.82] | Mr. Strauss-Kahn said the Greek people should think of the IMF |
| [00:37.56] | as a cooperative organization |
| [00:39.55] | where the countries of the world work together |
| [00:41.72] | to help those in trouble |
| [00:43.21] | by providing resources and advice |
| [00:45.27] | on behalf of the international community. |
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