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  "title": "IMF’s Christine Lagarde on the U.S. Fiscal Cliff",
  "publication": "IMF Blog, December 11, 2012",
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  "summary": "Publication: iMFdirect",
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      "heading": "Key statements and policy stance",
      "content": "- Publication: iMFdirect\n- Date: December 11, 2012\n- Christine Lagarde favors a comprehensive fix rather than a quick one.\n- Direct quote: “My view is that the best way forward is to have a balanced approached that takes into account both increasing revenues and cutting spending as well.”\n- Lagarde emphasized that the uncertainty of a quick fix would “fuel doubt, which prevents investors, entrepreneurs, and households from making decisions.”"
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      "heading": "Global implications highlighted",
      "content": "- Lagarde noted that people around the world are concerned about the fiscal cliff.\n- She warned that a subsequent sudden drop in U.S. growth would have global repercussions."
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      "heading": "Media appearances referenced",
      "content": "- Watch the CNN interview\n- Interview with the BBC\n\nSource: IMF’s Christine Lagarde on the U.S. Fiscal Cliff, iMFdirect, December 11, 2012.\n\n---\n\n\n References\n\n- U.S. fiscal cliff\n\nSource: https://www.imf.org/en/blogs/articles/2012/12/11/imfs-christine-lagarde-on-the-u-s-fiscal-cliff"
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    "Published: December 11, 2012",
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    "Date: December 11, 2012",
    "Christine Lagarde favors a comprehensive fix rather than a quick one.",
    "Direct quote: “My view is that the best way forward is to have a balanced approached that takes into account both increasing revenues and cutting spending as well.”",
    "Lagarde emphasized that the uncertainty of a quick fix would “fuel doubt, which prevents investors, entrepreneurs, and households from making decisions.”",
    "Lagarde noted that people around the world are concerned about the fiscal cliff.",
    "She warned that a subsequent sudden drop in U.S. growth would have global repercussions.",
    "Watch the CNN interview",
    "Interview with the BBC",
    "[U.S. fiscal cliff](http://blogs.imf.org/2012/08/08/u-s-fiscal-policy-avoiding-self-inflicted-wounds/)"
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