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Saturday, June 15, 2013

Greek PM raises stakes on broadcaster's closure

Jean-Paul Philippot, president of the Geneva, Switzerland-based European Broadcasting Union, speaks during a press conference at the Greek state television ERT headquarters in Athens, on Friday June 14, 2013. The head of Europe's public broadcasters is in Greece to support 2,600 fired state TV and radio staff and demanded that Greece's conservative government put the canceled signal back on the air within the day. (AP Photo/Petros Giannakouris)ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Greece's prime minister has raised the stakes in a fight with key government allies over his decision to shut "sinful" state-run TV, offering a minor compromise while suggesting he would risk early elections unless they back him.



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