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On and on

I try my best in this blog to concentrate on economic and financial issues and to keep my nose out of linguistic ones. This past week, however, I feel like I have been pursued by one word and that I need to write about it.

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Strauss-Kahn: still a leader? Photo: IMF

Leadership roles

This week, media commentary focuses on two very different men: Dominique Strauss-Kahn, the former managing director of the International Monetary Fund, and Apple founder Steve Jobs.

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Ireland and its financial troubles

Ireland had a tough year, but it's not over yet. How did a country that once seemed so prosperous end up with so much debt? In our test, we focus on the facts — and the language of the financial crisis.

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Smiles all round: Sarkozi, Lagarde and Merkel. Photo: EC

Baby steps

EU leaders, together with the IMF, have agreed to support a new €109 billion Greek bailout, which will include a voluntary contribution of €37 billion from the private sector. The new deal, which will also be applied to Ireland and Portugal, has had a mixed reaction from the media.

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Pretending to be ignorant can be very effective

Columbo takes charge

How do you feel about the following groups: the over-50s, the French, lawyers, women, politicians, Europeans, vegetarians, teetotallers, and people who pretend they are ignorant? The last group intrigues me most.

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No to nukes and euro ministers

This week, we look at media comment on Germany’s decision to close its nuclear-power plants by 2022. We also focus on the debate over who should become the new head of the International Monetary Fund.

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"Christine Lagarde, the French minister of finance, has thrown her ___ into the ring — she could be the next head of the IMF."

Hat, towel or self?

Happier times: Strauss-Kahn at the IMF Spring Meeting last April

A crisis of leadership

As charges against former IMF head Dominique Strauss-Kahn dominate headlines, discussions about who will replace him are under way. We look at media comment on what kind of leadership the IMF needs now.

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Quiz: "bailout" or "bail"?

"Dominique Strauss-Kahn, the head of the IMF, was refused ___ in New York this week."

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