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If spending were to spiral, it
could further weaken Merkel's
fading support.
She has warned about the
consequences for Europe of
border closure. But a poor
showing by the Christian
Democrats in state elections in
March would pressure her to
reverse course.
"The international financial crisis
was a big challenge. We
managed that well. The euro
crisis was a huge challenge," said
Merkel.
"This crisis is different because
people are coming to us, people
with a different cultural
background ... where people ask
what is this doing to our
country."
She said, however, that she saw
nothing that would prompt her to
change course. Commenting on
her plan, Merkel, a trained
scientist, said: "It's all well
thought through. It's logical."
(Reporting by John O'Donnell;
Editing by Ralph Boulton and
Peter Cooney)
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