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Sunday, September 9, 2012

Greece's govt discusses spending cuts

International Monetary Fund (IMF) mission chief Poul Thomsen arrives for a meeting between Greece's Finance Minister Yannis Stournaras and the debt inspectors from the European Central Bank, European Commission and International Monetary Fund, known as the troika at Greece's Finance ministry in Athens, on Sunday, Sept. 9, 2012. Greek Prime Minister Antonis Samaras said that the last round of austerity measures contains painful and unjust cuts in wages and pensions but is necessary for Greece to restore its credibility and continue to receive much needed funding from its creditors.(AP Photo/Petros Giannakouris)Greece's prime minister met with the leaders of the two other parties supporting his government on Sunday to discuss €11.5 billion ($14.7 billion) in spending cuts the government would have to impose to win more aid from the nation's creditors.



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