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Saturday, June 16, 2012

Greeks to vote with a global audience

A man begging for alms lays by a sticker with Greece' national football team players one day before general elections in Athens, on Saturday, June 16 2012. Greeks vote for the second time in six weeks Sunday amid fears that the country could be forced out of the euro if they reject the strict austerity measures taken in return for billions of euros in rescue loans from other European countries and the International Monetary Fund. (AP Photo/Kostas Tsironis)Elections are supposed to determine the will of the people, to set a nation on a new course with a government that enjoys the mandate of the majority. In splintered Greece, the vote on Sunday is shaping up as a challenge to this time-honored rule of democracy.