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    AUDIO: Spain's government 'reacting late'

    Fri, 05/11/2012 - 04:56 EDT - BBCNews

    The Spanish government is expected to announce plans to clean up its banking system. Professor Pedro Schwartz and economist Megan Greene debate whether it will work.

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