Analysis - Allies' tough talk on Greece undermines Merkel

BERLIN (Reuters) - By picking a fight with Angela Merkel over the euro zone crisis to boost their popularity, Germany's Free Democrats (FDP) have deepened rifts in her coalition, hurt the chancellor's authority and emboldened rebels before a crucial vote on the bailout fund.<img width='1' height='1' src='http://mf.feeds.reuters.com/c/871/f/415342/s/1858ac78/mf.gif' border='0'/><div class='mf-viral'><table border='0'><tr><td valign='middle'><a href="http://res.feedsportal.com/viral/sendemail2.html?title=Analysis+-+Allies%27+tough+talk+on+Greece+undermines+Merkel&link=http%3A%2F%2Fuk.reuters.com%2Farticle%2F2011%2F09%2F14%2Fuk-eurozone-germany-coalition-idUKTRE78D47520110914%3FfeedType%3DRSS%26feedName%3DtopNews" target="_blank"><img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/images/emailthis2.gif" border="0" /></a></td><td valign='middle'><a href="http://res.feedsportal.com/viral/bookmark.cfm?title=Analysis+-+Allies%27+tough+talk+on+Greece+undermines+Merkel&link=http%3A%2F%2Fuk.reuters.com%2Farticle%2F2011%2F09%2F14%2Fuk-eurozone-germany-coalition-idUKTRE78D47520110914%3FfeedType%3DRSS%26feedName%3DtopNews" target="_blank"><img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/images/bookmark.gif" border="0" /></a></td></tr></table></div><br/><br/><a href="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/112923344757/u/0/f/415342/c/871/s/1858ac78/a2.htm"><img src="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/112923344757/u/0/f/415342/c/871/s/1858ac78/a2.img" border="0"/></a> [More]

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