Greek Coalition Outlines Plan to Renegotiate Loan Deal

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Greek Coalition Outlines Plan to Renegotiate Loan Deal New York Times ATHENS — Two days before Greece's international creditors return to Athens to begin talks on keeping the nearly bankrupt country solvent, the new coalition government on Saturday highlighted the main points it plans to renegotiate with lenders, ... Greek Prime Minister's Eye Surgery Successful -Government SpokesmanWall Street Journal Greek coalition proposes easing bailout termsBBC News Greek ruling coalition outlines issues it wants renegotiatedDetroit Free Press Washington Post all 1,021 news articles »

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Greek ruling coalition outlines issues it wants renegotiated

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Greek ruling coalition outlines issues it wants renegotiated USA TODAY Greek rulers said they will seek to repeal some taxes, halt layoffs and extend by two years the deadlines for tough austerity measures. Greek coalition proposes easing bailout termsBBC News Greek outlines issues it wants renegotiatedFox News all 931 news articles »

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Greece seeks to ease bailout conditions

A policy statement issued by Greece’s new coalition government shows that Athens will seek to ease the terms of its 130 billion euro bailout by renegotiating and delaying key austerity measures.

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New Greek prime minister sworn in, will head coalition government

Antonis Samaras was sworn in as Greece's new prime minister Wednesday, three days after his conservative New Democracy party won a nail-biting parliamentary election.

Antonis Samaras was sworn in as Greece's new prime minister Wednesday, three days after his conservative New Democracy party won a nail-biting parliamentary election.

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Greece seeks austerity slowdown

Greece's coalition proposes a two-year extension to the period allocated to it to meet bailout targets, without further cuts to salaries and pensions.

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Greece Outlines Issues It Wants to Renegotiate

Greece's new coalition government said Saturday it will seek to repeal some taxes, halt layoffs and extend by two years the deadlines for tough austerity measures imposed under its international bailout agreement.

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Greece outlines plan to ease bailout burden

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Greece outlines plan to ease bailout burden Reuters Plans to ease austerity, rewrite bailout terms* Faces first test at June 28/29 EU summitBy Lefteris PapadimasATHENS, June 23 (Reuters) - Greece wants tax cuts ... Greece seeks to extend austerity measures deadline by two yearsEconomic Times all 12 news articles »

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Greek coalition proposes easing bailout terms

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Greek coalition proposes easing bailout terms BBC News Greece's new coalition government has proposed an extension to the deadline for it to reduce its budget deficit by at least two years, to 2016. In a policy document, the government said its aim was for the fiscal target envisaged by the bailout deal to ... New Greek government to seek renegotiation of bailout terms on salaries, taxesWashington Post Greece Seeks at Least Two-Year Extension to Bailout GoalsBusinessweek Greek outlines issues it wants renegotiatedThe Associated Press Reuters all 865 news articles »

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Greece Seeks at Least Two-Year Extension to Bailout Goals

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Greece Seeks at Least Two-Year Extension to Bailout Goals Businessweek Greece will push its creditors to extend fiscal deadlines under the country's bailout program by at least two years, according to a policy document drawn up by ... Greece coalition seeks to extend austerity deadlines by two yearsGlobe and Mail Greece's new finance minister in hospitalBoston.com Greece lays out revised loan planNEWS.com.au AsiaOne -Washington Post all 866 news articles »

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Greece outlines issues it wants renegotiated

Greece's new coalition government said Saturday it will seek to repeal some taxes, halt layoffs and extend by two years the deadlines for tough austerity measures imposed under its international bailout agreement.

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Greece and Bernanke Fail the Dow

Greece and Bernanke Fail the Dow DailyFinance Well, this certainly was a busy week. Greek elections had the markets primed on Monday, Congress threw its own \"Dimon Jubilee,\" and Ben Bernanke. and more »

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Greek outlines issues it wants renegotiated

ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Greece's new coalition government has outlined a series of issues it aims to renegotiate in its international bailout agreement, seeking to repeal some taxes and cuts to benefits for those on low income.

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Greek Government to Seek at Least 2 Year Extension to Bailout

Greek Government to Seek at Least 2 Year Extension to Bailout Bloomberg Greece's coalition government will open discussions with the European Union and International Monetary Fund to change some measures in the country's ... and more »

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New Greek PM, Finance Minister in Hospital

New Greek prime minister and finance minister in hospital

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Donations Pour in for Bullied NY Bus Monitor

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Donations Pour in for Bullied NY Bus Monitor Patch.com Three days after unsettling footage of an elderly bus monitor being bullied was posted on YouTube, donations to send the 68-year-old widow on 'a vacation of a lifetime' are nearing $500000. By Jason Bagley This "Making the Bus Monitor Cry" video has ... Video of bus monitor's misery strikes a nerveBoston.com Greece bus monitor Karen Klein receives apologies for harassmentRochester Democrat and Chronicle For Bullied Bus Monitor, a Windfall to Ease the PainNew York Times USA TODAY -ABC News -CBS News all 2,427 news articles »

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New Greek Leader in Hospital

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Greece bus monitor Karen Klein receives apologies for harassment

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Greece bus monitor Karen Klein receives apologies for harassment Rochester Democrat and Chronicle Online fund for bus monitor passes $500000, and well-wishes continue to pour forth. Rally for Greece bus monitorNews 10NBC Kids in Greece bus monitor video receiving death threatsGreece Post Greece Town Supervisor John Auberger releases statement on bus ...Henrietta Post Wayne Post -Brighton-Pittsford Post -13WHAM-TV all 2,424 news articles »

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Palestinians push Nativity church as Heritage site

Palestinians push Nativity church as Heritage site

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Updated 12:01 a.m., Saturday, June 23, 2012

PARIS (AP) — The Church of the Nativity in Bethlehem is becoming the church of contention, with a bid by the Palestinians to use their position as the newest members of the U.N.'s cultural arm to obtain World Heritage status for the iconic Christian site — and perhaps boost their own campaign for legitimacy.

The effort by the Palestinian Authority, like its overall efforts for global recognition for an independent Palestinian state, is drawing resistance.

There is concern by the United States and others that the Bethlehem holy site and the integrity of the World Heritage process risk falling victim to the politics that for decades have torn the region asunder, with the Palestinians using their foothold in the U.N. system to grab symbolic recognition of their elusive bid for statehood in a long-disputed land.

Negotiations with Israel on the terms of a Palestinian state have been frozen since 2008, mainly because Abbas and Israel's hardline prime minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, have failed to reach enough common ground for meaningful talks.

Angry at Palestinian membership in UNESCO, the United States pulled its $80 million in annual dues — 22 percent of the overall budget — from the Paris-based organization after the October vote that made the Palestinians the 195th member.

The Palestinian emergency application cites lack of regular restoration on the church due to the political situation since 1967 when Israel occupied the territories and difficulties procuring equipment because of lack of free movement imposed by Israeli forces.

An experts report, conducted for UNESCO by the Rome-based International Council on Monuments and Sites, which reviews all applications, concluded that the Palestinians failed to show that damage or dangers to the Church of the Nativity "make its condition an emergency that needs to be addressed ... for immediate action necessary for the survival of the property."

The June 11 letter, a copy of which was obtained by The Associated Press, included what is purported to be a statement of support for Palestinian leader Abbas signed in type by the Roman Catholic and Greek Orthodox leaders, noting the Armenian was absent.

Despite fears by some that Palestinian backers on the committee will win the church the emergency designation as an endangered World Heritage site, others say it would be highly unusual for the voting committee to ignore the experts' negative recommendation.

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