FOTOGRAFIA: Dog Day Afternoon

Even a dog couldn't get by police guarding the Greek Finance Ministry in Athens on Nov. 12 as envoys from international lenders were inside checking the books on long-delayed reforms before deciding whether to release a pending one billion euro ($1.37 billion) installment. The cops also had to keep away the building's cleaning ladies who heckled the officials who want more austerity measures and firings, mostly aimed at lower-paid workers as the government protects the privileged. Many of the women lost their jobs.

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