Ireland's Coalition Collapses as Greens Withdraw Support

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Jan. 24 (Bloomberg) -- Bloomberg's Francine Lacqua reports on efforts by Irish political leaders to pass a budget before elections as the collapse of Prime Minister Brian Cowen's coalition threw the government into disarray.
     Finance Minister Brian Lenihan will meet today with lawmakers from the Green Party, which withdrew from the coalition yesterday, and opposition parties in Dublin to discuss a timetable for passing the Finance Bill. Lacqua reports on Bloomberg Television's "On The Move."

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