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Wednesday, August 15, 2012

Greece: Economic crisis resurrects left-right battles in the streets of Athens


Greece: Economic crisis resurrects left-right battles in the streets of Athens
GlobalPost
Greece this week plunged further into conflict with the racially motivated killings of migrants and a firebombing of Greece's ultra right-wing party headquarters. The murders and firebombing shook the capital where right wing extremists have challenged ...


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Will Japan Ever Become Greece?


Will Japan Ever Become Greece?
The Atlantic
Will Japan Ever Become Greece? By Clive Crook. Tweet Aug 15 2012, 3:16 PM ET Comment. Japan's government has borrowed so much and for so long, without having to pay higher interest rates for the privilege, that we've come to assume it can go on for ...

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German minister suggests more time for Greece


German minister suggests more time for Greece
Sacramento Bee
BERLIN -- German Foreign Minister Guido Westerwelle is suggesting Greece should be given more time to implement austerity measures demanded as part of the country's bailout. Westerwelle was quoted as telling Der Spiegel's online edition Wednesday ...
German foreign minister suggests Greece be given more time to implement ...Washington Post

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German foreign minister suggests Greece be given more time to implement ...


German foreign minister suggests Greece be given more time to implement ...
Washington Post
Personal Post. The comments come as Europe's leaders await the report by inspectors from the so-called “troika' of the International Monetary Fund, the European Union and the European Central Bank on Greece's progress in implementing cuts and reforms.


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Greek PM Samaras addresses a parliamentary group in Athens


Greek PM Samaras addresses a parliamentary group in Athens
IBNLive.com
ATHENS (Reuters) - Greek Prime Minister Antonis Samaras will next week hold his first meetings with euro zone leaders since taking office, striving to assure them he will honour a pledge for more austerity and gauging whether they could grant him more ...

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German Govt: Greek PM Samaras Comes to Berlin on Friday


German Govt: Greek PM Samaras Comes to Berlin on Friday
Wall Street Journal
Greek Prime Minister Antonis Samaras will visit Berlin to meet Chancellor Angela Merkel on Friday, a spokesman for the German government said Wednesday. The two leaders are expected to talk about the economic and fiscal situation in Greece and ...


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Racist murder in Greece reflects rising neo-Nazi influence


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Racist murder in Greece reflects rising neo-Nazi influence
World Socialist Web Site
The murder in Athens is part of a wave of racist violence in Greece. On Saturday a violent attack was launched against a group of Pakistanis in Heraklion, Crete. Shops owned by migrants in the port city of Piraeus have been repeatedly attacked. Smoke ...
Racist attacks on the rise in Greece-migrants groupChicago Tribune
Racist attacks increasing in GreeceSky News Australia
Greece Golden Dawn Attack: Anti-Immigrant Party Office FirebombedHuffington Post

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Ryan honed conservative economic views at Miami U.


Ryan honed conservative economic views at Miami U.
Fox News
Thought of as a smart and serious student but also friendly and outgoing, Ryan was part of the college's influential Greek community as a Delta Tau Delta. He ventured into elective politics as a low-level volunteer for the congressional campaign of ...

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school board OKs mall's tax break


school board OKs mall's tax break
Rochester Democrat and Chronicle
Renovation plans for The Mall at Greece Ridge moved closer to fruition Tuesday night as the Greece school board approved a tax-break deal that helps clear the way for demolition to the former Bon-Ton department store at the West Ridge Road mall.

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Eurozone crisis live: Greece to request more time to implement austerity

Greek prime minister Antonis Samaras is expected to formally ask for Greece's reform plan to be relaxed



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Paul Ryan's Foreign Policy: Six Questions About A Thin Record

Not since Bill Clinton selected Al Gore to be his running mate have the presidential and vice presidential candidates for a major party had as...

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Greece's Anything-But-Euro Crisis


Greece's Anything-But-Euro Crisis
iStockAnalyst
Greece has been a political and economic trouble spot for decades. In fact, since gaining its independence in 1824, Greece has defaulted in six separate years. One, an 1843 default on funds extended by the then-troika of Britain, France and Russia, led ...

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Greece school board OKs mall's tax break


Greece school board OKs mall's tax break
Rochester Democrat and Chronicle
Renovation plans for The Mall at Greece Ridge moved closer to fruition Tuesday night as the Greece school board approved a tax-break deal that helps clear the way for demolition to the former Bon-Ton department store at the West Ridge Road mall.

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