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Greek addicts turn to deadly sisha drug as economic crisis deepens

Fri, 17 May 2013 00:00:00 -0700

The Guardian - By Helena Smith - May. 17 (News Analysis) - Growing popularity of 'cocaine of the poor' in Athens has overwhelmed public health authorities already under strain Nobody knows which came first: the economic crisis tearing Greece apart or shisha, the drug now known as the "cocaine of the poor".

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Into the Fire - The Hidden Victims of Austerity in Greece

Wed, 24 Apr 2013 00:00:00 -0700

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Greece puts itself up for sale

Sun, 20 Jan 2013 00:00:00 -0800

Salon - By Nikolia Apostolou, Marina Rigou - Jan. 20 (News Analysis) - Allegations of corrupt privatizations have created more criticism. Most of the state-run Agricultural Bank of Greece (ATE) was sold to the private Piraeus Bank for $125 million in July. Analysts value just one part of ATE, its real estate book, at more than $1 billion.

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Rally in Athens against Greece's Golden Dawn

Sat, 19 Jan 2013 00:00:00 -0800

BBC News - Jan. 19 (News) - Some 3,000 people take part in a demonstration in the Greek capital Athens to protest against the rise of the neo-fascist party Golden Dawn.

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Greece arrests editor for 'Lagarde list' leak

Sun, 28 Oct 2012 00:00:00 -0700

aljazeera.com - Oct. 28 (News Report) - Greek police arrested the editor of a weekly magazine for publishing a list of more than 2,000 names of wealthy Greeks who have placed money in Swiss bank accounts, police said. The so-called "Lagarde List", which led to the arrest of editor Costas Vaxev

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Europe’s Agony Could Become Our Future Under Mitt Romney

Fri, 26 Oct 2012 00:00:00 -0700

nationofchange.org - By Richard (RJ) Eskow - Oct. 26 (News Analysis) - Nationalism and rage have been on the rise as countries like Greece have been forced to accept humiliating economic deals in order to stay afloat, one of which is to make repaying bankers a higher national priority than serving its own citizens. That's where austerity inevitably leads: the overruling of democratic process by financial elites.

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Athens Descends Into Violence as 200,000 March Against Austerity

Thu, 27 Sep 2012 00:00:00 -0700

readersupportednews.org - By Helena Smith - Sep. 27 (News Report) - Violence erupted in the heart of Athens as mass protests against further austerity measures in crisis-hit Greece escalated on Wednesday. Police fired tear gas at crowds throwing rocks and petrol bombs. The exchange disrupted an otherwise peaceful march through the capital by up to 200,000 demonstrators participating in a general strike, the first big confrontation with Greece's three-month-old coalition government.

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Thousands Surround Spanish Parliament in Bid to "Occupy Congress" and Stop Austerity

Wed, 26 Sep 2012 00:00:00 -0700

Democracy Now - By Maria Carrion, Amy Goodman, Nermeen Shaikh - Sep. 26 (News Report) - Thousands of people surrounded the Spanish Parliament in Madrid on Tuesday to protest austerity measures and the loss of public confidence in elected leaders. The "Occupy Congress" protest came as the conservative administration of Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy prepares to unveil further austerity measures on Thursday. After hours of protest, police in riot gear charged against demonstrators with batons and fired rubber bullets. Thirty-five people were arrested and at least 60 people were injured. We go to Madrid to speak with independent journalist Maria Carrion. [Transcript to come. Check back soon.]

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Greek coalition passes test ahead of eurozone talks

Mon, 09 Jul 2012 00:00:00 -0700

BBC News - Jul. 09 (News) - Greece's new coalition government has won a vote of confidence in parliament, ending months of political uncertainty. It won the approval of all MPs of the three parties backing the coalition, which wants to keep Greece in the euro.

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How 50 bln euros might save the euro

Mon, 25 Jun 2012 00:00:00 -0700

Reuters - By Hugo Dixen, colleague Neil Unmack - Jun. 25 (Investigative Report) - The break-up of the euro would be a multi-trillion euro catastrophe. An interest subsidy costing around 50 billion euros over seven years could help save it. The immediate problem is that Spain’s and Italy’s borrowing costs 6.3 percent and 5.8 percent r

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Supporters of Bailout Claim Victory in Greek Election

Mon, 18 Jun 2012 00:00:00 -0700

New York Times - By Rachel Donadio - Jun. 18 (News Report) - Greek voters on Sunday gave a narrow victory in parliamentary elections to a party that had supported a bailout for the country’s failed economy. The vote was widely seen as a last chance for Greece to remain in the euro zone, and the results had an early rallying effect on world markets.

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New Democracy Victory: A Glimmer of Hope for Greece

Mon, 18 Jun 2012 00:00:00 -0700

Der Spiegel - By Julia Amalia Heyer - Jun. 18 (Opinion) - New Democracy's victory in Sunday's Greek elections will only give the country a short breather. The nation is deeply divided, and coalition talks could prove difficult. Greece threatens to slide into chaos again if the country's politicians, and citizen

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Greek election winner Antonis Samaras under pressure to form broad coalition

Mon, 18 Jun 2012 00:00:00 -0700

The Guardian - By Ian Traynor - Jun. 18 (News Report) - European leaders hope large coalition including smaller parties will be able to push through austerity measures

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Polls open in Greek vote that could decide fate of euro

Sun, 17 Jun 2012 00:00:00 -0700

Reuters - By George Georgiopoulos, Karolina Tagaris - Jun. 17 (News Report) - Greeks went to the polls on Sunday in an election that could decide whether their heavily indebted country remains in the euro zone or heads for the exit, potentially unleashing shocks that could break up the single currency. In an election fought over the punishing austerity package demanded by international lenders as the price of keeping Greece from bankruptcy, opinion polls showed the radical leftist SYRIZA party, which wants to scrap the deal, running neck and neck with the conservative New Democracy, which broadly backs it.

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Greek election victor to hold coalition talks

Sun, 17 Jun 2012 00:00:00 -0700

Associated Press - Jun. 17 (News Report) - Europe looked on with wary relief Monday as Greek conservative leader Antonis Samaras received a mandate to launch coalition talks after coming first in national elections that follow weeks of uncertainty over the debt-crippled country's future in the continent's joint currency.

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Greeks vote in critical election

Sun, 17 Jun 2012 00:00:00 -0700

Associated Press - Jun. 17 (News) - Greeks have begun voting in their second election in six weeks, and arguably their country's most critical vote in 40 years, with its treasured place within the European Union's joint currency in the balance.

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G8 leaders end summit with pledge to keep Greece in eurozone

Sun, 20 May 2012 00:00:00 -0700

The Guardian - By Ewen MacAskill - May. 20 (News Report) - US and France succeed in putting promotion of growth at top of communique despite Germany's resistance to stimulus package Barack Obama and the other G8 leaders wrapped up their negotiations on the European crisis at Camp David on Saturday with a pledge to keep Greece in the eurozone and to promote growth. The communique, which had the growth promise at the top, represents a victory for Obama and the new French president, François Hollande, over German chancellor, Angela Merkel, who has resisted calls for a stimulus package. But it may be shortlived. The communique was short in detail and Merkel could re-establish her dominance next week at an informal European meeting. The eight leaders meeting at the US presidential retreat in Maryland issued a communique declaring in its opening paragraph: "Our imperative is to promote growth and jobs." It added: "The global economic recovery shows signs of promise, but significant headwinds persist. Against this background, we commit to take all ...

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What You've Heard About Greece Is Not True

Thu, 17 May 2012 00:00:00 -0700

Huffington Post - By Richard Parker: - May. 17 (Comment) - You've probably come across reports that the Greeks are feckless tax evading...

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Those Revolting Europeans

Sun, 06 May 2012 00:00:00 -0700

New York Times - By Paul Krugman - May. 06 (Opinion) - The French are revolting. The Greeks, too. And it's about time.

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What Greece Means

Mon, 12 Mar 2012 06:23:57 -0700

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Op-Ed Columnist: In Athens, Austerity’s Ugliness

Wed, 07 Mar 2012 00:00:00 -0800

New York Times - By Nicholas D. Kristof - Mar. 07 (Opinion) - The effects of slashed budgets in Greece, without much in the way other reforms, are leaving a sense of doom.

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Op-Ed Columnist: What Ails Europe?

Sun, 26 Feb 2012 00:00:00 -0800

New York Times - By Paul Krugman - Feb. 26 (Opinion) - The two common explanations — call it the Republican narrative and the German narrative — are just wrong.

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Greeks unsettled by demands of a frustrated Europe - The Washington Post

Wed, 01 Feb 2012 00:00:00 -0800

Washington Post - By Michael Birnbaum - Feb. 01 (News Report) - .. before Greece can get more money, Europe is asking it to take steps that threaten to aggravate an already biting recession.

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In Greece, fears that austerity is killing the economy - The Washington Post

Wed, 11 Jan 2012 00:00:00 -0800

Washington Post - By Anthony Faiola - Jan. 11 (News Report) - Unemployment has surged to 18.8 percent from 13.3 percent only a year ago.

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Keynes Was Right

Fri, 30 Dec 2011 00:00:00 -0800

New York Times - By Paul Krugman - Dec. 30 (Opinion) - Once again, when politicians and policy makers decided to focus on deficits, not jobs, they proved Keynes right about a slump being the wrong time for austerity.

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