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Why France not Greece is the big worry

The European Commission has granted France until 2017 to bring its budget deficit below the EU limit of 3 percent of GDP. The decision will be a relief for Paris but as Ivor Bennett reports some still see France not Greece as the euro zone economy's biggest worry.