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Wednesday, January 9, 2013

We're So Over Greek Yogurt


We're So Over Greek Yogurt
Village Voice (blog)
Welcome to We're So Over . . . At Fork in the Road, we spend a lot of time eating, discussing, and evaluating the foods that we love. This column is dedicated to the other stuff. Why are we evaluating the excellence of a dairy product based on the ...

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Latvia gives Greece a lesson in austerity


The National

Latvia gives Greece a lesson in austerity
The National
The starkest contrasts are Latvia and Greece, two small countries hit the worst by the crisis. They have pursued different policies, Latvia strict austerity, and Greece late and limited austerity. Latvia experienced a sharp GDP decline of 24 per cent ...

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Aslund lambasts Greece, praises Latvia in latest analysis


Baltic Times

Aslund lambasts Greece, praises Latvia in latest analysis
Baltic Times
The starkest contrasts are Latvia and Greece, two small countries hit the worst by the crisis. They have pursued different policies, Latvia strict austerity, and Greece late and limited austerity. Latvia saw a sharp gross domestic product decline of 24 ...

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Greek party seeks probe of ex-leaders over tax list


Press TV

Greek party seeks probe of ex-leaders over tax list
Reuters India
The right-wing Independent Greeks party, backed by the far-right Golden Dawn, asked parliament to probe Lucas Papademos, a technocrat, and his Socialist predecessor George Papandreou over the so-called "Lagarde list". The list names wealthy Greeks ...
Greek govt majority trimmed over accounts scandalHuffington Post
Greek coalition party expels MPs over tax cheat listReuters UK
Greek coalition party expels two membersPress TV
The Australian -Focus News -Pittsburgh Post Gazette
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Lagarde List: Greek parliament to vote on investigation into two former prime ...


Press TV

Lagarde List: Greek parliament to vote on investigation into two former prime ...
Irish Independent
The right-wing Independent Greeks party, backed by the far-right Golden Dawn, asked parliament to probe Lucas Papademos, a technocrat, and his Socialist predecessor George Papandreou over the so-called "Lagarde list". The list names wealthy Greeks ...
Greek govt majority trimmed over accounts scandalHuffington Post
Greek coalition party expels MPs over tax cheat listReuters UK
Greek coalition party expels two membersPress TV
Focus News -The Australian -Pittsburgh Post Gazette
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Greece's ultra-rich still laughing all the way to the offshore bank


National Post

Greece's ultra-rich still laughing all the way to the offshore bank
National Post
Full Comment's Araminta Wordsworth brings you a daily round-up of quality punditry from across the globe. Today: After years of privation and turmoil, ordinary Greeks see nothing ahead but more of the same. A New Year's poll by the newspaper ...
Greece's 'Lagarde list' sparks calls for catharsis over tax avoidanceThe Guardian
Greece's Rotten OligarchyNew York Times
Papandreou, Papademos, Parliament Probe TargetsGreek Reporter
ANSAmed -Europolitics.info -The State
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Greece: Police detain 80 in squat protest


Greece: Police detain 80 in squat protest
Businessweek
ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Greek police used special forces to end a standoff at a squat in central Athens on Wednesday, while protesters in response briefly occupied the offices of a political party in the country's coalition government. Police said about ...

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Greek Industrial Production Drops 2.9% in November


Greek Industrial Production Drops 2.9% in November
Wall Street Journal
For the 11 months through November, Greek industrial production was down 3.5% compared with the same period a year earlier, as austerity measures have taken a heavy toll on the Greek economy, heading into its sixth year of a severe recession. Write to ...


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Ahead of gas privatization, US urges Greece to have 'diverse' energy supply


Kathimerini

Ahead of gas privatization, US urges Greece to have 'diverse' energy supply
Kathimerini
ìIn the case of Greece, theyíve obviously got to abide by their own domestic laws, and theyíve got to abide by EU regulations. What we do counsel countries everywhere is to have diverse sources of supply for their national energy needs so that they ...


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RPT-TABLE-Greek industrial output falls 2.9 pct y/y in November


RPT-TABLE-Greek industrial output falls 2.9 pct y/y in November
Reuters
ATHENS, Jan 9 (Reuters) - Greek industrial output fell 2.9 percent year-on-year in November after a revised rise of 3.5 percent in the previous month, the country's statistics service said on Wednesday ...


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From the Dietitian: Greek yogurt is a healthy, delicious way to start day


From the Dietitian: Greek yogurt is a healthy, delicious way to start day
DesMoinesRegister.com
Resolving to lose weight is among the most common New Year's resolutions. Your Hy-Vee dietitian recommends a balanced breakfast as an important ingredient in successful weight loss. Greek yogurt can be a useful tool in achieving and maintaining a ...


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Shares buoyed by Alcoa earnings, dollar gains on yen

A man uses a mobile phone in front of an electronic board displaying market indices from around the world, outside a brokerage in TokyoLONDON (Reuters) - European shares rose slightly on Wednesday, ending two days of losses after aluminum giant Alcoa opened the U.S. earnings season with an optimistic outlook for world demand. But with a light data day in prospect for Europe, featuring mainly German and Greek industrial output figures, and with European and UK central banks due to meet on Thursday, market movements were expected to be limited. Shares in Alcoa, the largest aluminum producer in the United States, rose 1. ...



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Greece's social fabric unravels


Socialist Worker Online

Greece's social fabric unravels
Socialist Worker Online
In the first part of this discussion, we will trace the contours of the dark and dangerous socioeconomic situation, as a preamble before we make some points about the "SYRIZA model"--that is, the Coalition of the Radical Left that came in second in ...


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Samaras optimistic about Greek progress

During his visit to Berlin, Greek Prime Minister Antonis Samaras appealed to German business leaders for more investment, and to Angela Merkel for more solidarity. It remains to be seen what will come of it.

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Crisis in Greece


Crisis in Greece
Bay Area Indymedia
In Greece, the functioning society was undermined until it finally collapsed. The crisis has destroyed the social state. A person becomes a kind of predatory wild animal in dramatic situations as now seen in Greece. He only sees himself and his own ...


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Greek nationalist Right seeks probe against former PMs Papandreou, Papademos

Greece's nationalist Right tabled on Tuesday the third motion in a row for a parliamentary probe into the Lagarde list with Greek major depositors abroad which could contain tax dodgers, including former Prime Ministers George Papandreou and Lucas Papademos.

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Greek PM, meeting Merkel, stresses country's sacrifices, determination to ...


Greek PM, meeting Merkel, stresses country's sacrifices, determination to ...
Washington Post
BERLIN — Greece's prime minister stressed his country was determined to win back credibility in Europe, and was delivering on the reforms and austerity needed to achieve that goal, as he met Tuesday with German Chancellor Angela Merkel. Antonis ...


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Once-Lively Square Is a Center of Greek Woe


Once-Lively Square Is a Center of Greek Woe
Wall Street Journal
ATHENS—Once the vibrant commercial heart of Athens, the capital's central Omonia Square now is ringed by shuttered hotels and vacant shops and haunted by drug dealers, addicts and prostitutes, making it a national symbol of despair and social collapse.


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Greek PM talking trust in Berlin with the Chancellor


euronews

Greek PM talking trust in Berlin with the Chancellor
euronews
German Chancellor Angela Merkel and the Greek Prime Minister Antonis Samaras have held informal talks in Berlin. The two were taking part in a behind-closed-doors economic forum organised by the German newspaper Die Welt and used the opportunity ...
Greek PM eyes progress on reforms after Merkel talksKathimerini
Greek PM tells Germany making big efforts to reformReuters UK
Greek PM to Merkel: 'we are making sacrifices'The Local.de
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Greek PM eyes progress on reforms after Merkel talks


Kathimerini

Greek PM eyes progress on reforms after Merkel talks
Kathimerini
Prime Minister Antonis Samaras is set to unveil on Wednesday the government's plans for cutting down on the bureaucracy faced by entrepreneurs in the wake of a trip to Germany that left him in no doubt of the importance of convincing Greece's lenders ...
Greek PM tells Germany making big efforts to reformReuters UK
Greek PM talking trust in Berlin with the Chancelloreuronews
Greek PM to Merkel: 'we are making sacrifices'The Local.de
NASDAQ
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Greece's Samaras visits Berlin offering half-full glass


Deutsche Welle

Greece's Samaras visits Berlin offering half-full glass
Deutsche Welle
The figures reflect a broader eurozone trend, but Greece's unemployment rates are among the most severe in the currency union. Figures released on Tuesday pointed to record eurozone unemployment levels, with a total of 18.8 million people seeking work.
Greece's Samaras to visit Germany next weekDailyFinance
Greece making big efforts, Greek PM tells Germanygulfnews.com
Greece optimistic about country's progressEconomic Times
Newstrack India -The Voice of Russia
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