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Sunday, June 17, 2012

Soccer upset thrills crisis-weary Greeks on election eve

Greeks celebrate after their nation's soccer team defeated Russia 1-0 to advance to the Euro 2012 championships Saturday. The victory came a night before Greece's election day.Amid the gloom of a political and economic crisis, Greece's gutsy 1-0 win over heavily-favored Russia to advance to the Euro 2012 quarterfinals has at last given the country's crisis-weary citizens something to cheer about.






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