"We have to protect the social gains that we have made in this hemisphere over the past decade,and ensure that the economic recovery of all the countries in the hemisphere does not come at the expense of the poorest and most vulnerable members of our society,".
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But the scandals have worsened his plight and maderecovery next to impossible.
They remain vulnerable to dips in America's economic cycle, and the failure of Europe's political leaders to push ahead with economic reform has maderecovery elusive.
That unrelenting fear made my recovery infinitely more difficult that it needed to be, as I experienced first-hand the debilitating physical and mental repercussions of stress and anxiety.