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Things fall apart

By John Murray Brown

Published: January 15 2009 20:17 | Last updated: January 15 2009 20:17

Brian Cowen...Irish Prime Minister Brian Cowen prepares to get into his car after an EU summit in Brussels, Wednesday Oct. 15, 2008. Efforts to calm the impact of the global financial crisis will top the agenda at a two-day EU leaders summit along with talks on how the 27-nation bloc can keep on track ambitious promises to cut greenhouse gas emissions by 20 percent by 2020. (AP Photo/Geert Vanden Wijngaert)
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