German Leader and I.M.F. Chief Split Over Debt

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Ms. Lagarde arrives for a December dinner with European leaders in Brussels.

Despite their friendship, Angela Merkel and Christine Lagarde face difficult discussions over how to handle a future crisis, with opposing stances on the amount of money needed to protect vulnerable economies and how it should be raised.

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