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Demonstrators attempt to pull down entrance gates at the northen Greek port of Thessaloniki on Tuesday, Jan. 15, 2008. Riot police fired tear gas and clashed with striking dockworkers. Several hundred demonstrators gathered at Thessaloniki harbor to protest the planned privatization of container terminals and facilities there and at Piraeus port near Athens.
Business   Economy   Greece   People   Photos		  Lexington Herald-Leader 
Greek strike to shut down services Thursday
Wed 10 Mar 2010
AP Photo - A stray dog takes a nap, as laid-off airline workers block a street in central Athens and block access to the Finance Ministry's General Accounting Office, Tuesday, March 9, 2010. Unions... (photo: AP / Nikolas Giakoumidis)
Secretary General of the OECD Angel Gurria gestures while speaking during a session at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland on Wednesday Jan. 28, 2009.
Deficits   Economist   Oecd   Photos   Regulation		  The Press Democrat 
OECD: gov'ts must cut deficits, boost regulation
Wed 10 Mar 2010
In a 30-nation report, the chief economist of the Paris-based Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development said restoring public finances to health will be a "daunting task" for most OECD... (photo: AP / Michel Euler)
 The Boston Globe  Wed 10 Mar 2010
Euro lower at $1.3550 in European morning trade
FRANKFURT-The euro is lower against the dollar amid ongoing concerns about Greece's finances and the strength of... (photo: WN / Jelly Clam)
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Barack Obama in the Oval Office view from the west corridor .jpg  Ohio  Wed 10 Mar 2010
Obama promises to stand by Greece
WASHINGTON: President Barack Obama stood with Greek Prime Minister George Papandreou on Tuesday and pledged that the United States would work with its ally, even as Greece's enormous debts sparked... (photo: Public Domain / TCY)
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Businessmen are reflected in the electric stock board of a securities firm in Tokyo Monday, March 1, 2010. Asian stock markets advanced Monday, with Hong Kong's index up nearly 2 percent, after China said manufacturing continued to grow last month albeit at a slower pace. Nikkei 225 stock average ended at 10,172.06, up 46.03 points. (AP Photo/Koji Sasahara) Inquirer Wed 10 Mar 2010
Asian markets lower despite China exports data
HONG KONG – Asian markets were mostly lower Wednesday despite strong Chinese exports figures as dealers took profits on earlier gains while awaiting the release of... (photo: AP / Koji Sasahara)
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KLdy1 - currency - usd - dollar - us dollar - u.s dollar - united states dollar. (dy1) Inquirer Wed 10 Mar 2010
Dollar subdued in Asia
TOKYO – The dollar was steady in Asia Wednesday as traders took to the sidelines ahead of US and Chinese economic reports due this week. The euro was almost flat at... (photo: WN)
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President Barack Obama meets with Prime Minister George Papandreou of Greece in the Oval Office, March 9, 2010. Al Jazeera Wed 10 Mar 2010
Greek PM meets Obama over crisis
The Greek prime minister has welcomed the US response to his call for a crackdown on speculators he blames for damaging Greece's economy. George... (photo: White House / Pete Souza)
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President Barack Obama and Greek Prime Minister George Papandreou, facing left, greet guests during a ceremony honoring Greek Independence Day in the East Room of the White House in Washington, Tuesday, March 9, 2010. China Daily Wed 10 Mar 2010
Greek PM says Obama positive on crackdown on speculators
WASHINGTON - Greek Prime Minister George Papandreou said on Tuesday that he had received a positive support from US President Barack Obama to deal with the crisis in... (photo: AP / Gerald Herbert)
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Sen. Barack Obama, D-Ill., is interviewed by the Associated Press in his office on Capitol Hill, Wednesday, July 19, 2006, in Washington. When Obama travels to Africa next month for a five-nation, 15-day tour, he will have one credential no other U.S. senator can claim: he is the son of an African. ``As the only African-American in the U.S. Senate, there is obviously some symbolic power to my visit,'' Obama said. The Guardian Wed 10 Mar 2010
Obama: Greece, facing bad days, has US as ally
DESMOND BUTLER Associated Press Writer= WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama stood with Greek Prime Minister George Papandreou on Thursday and pledged that the United... (photo: AP / Lawrence Jackson)
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KLdy1 - Sept08 - euro - currency. (dy1) The Independent Wed 10 Mar 2010
Leading article: Europe must confront its real economic problems
George Papandreou seems to have decided that the best form of defence is attack. The Greek Prime Minister was in Washington yesterday to lobby for a regulatory crackdown... (photo: WN / Denise Yong)
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Barack Obama shoots on the White House basketball court .jpg Greek PM not looking for aid in meeting with Obama The Times of India
Russian President Dmitry Medvedev speaks with visiting Swedish Prime Minister Fredrik Reinfeldt, left, during their meeting in the Moscow Kremlin on Tuesday, March 9, 2010. Russia urges Sweden to extradite Chechen "bandits" The Star
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Participation of José Manuel Barroso, President of the EC, at the EP plenary session Brussels targets derivatives to help euro The Guardian
A trader works on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange, Feb. 23, 2009. Investors unable to extinguish their worries about a recession that has no end in sight dumped stocks again Monday. The Dow Jones industrial average tumbled 251 points to its lowest close since Oct. 28, 1997, while the Standard & Poor's 500 index logged its lowest finish since April 11, 1 Wall Street Shares Move Within a Narrow Range The New York Times
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Campaign posters for the upcoming provincial election are seen in Basra, Iraq's second-largest city, 550 kilometers (340 miles) southeast of Baghdad, Iraq, Monday, Jan. 12, 2009. Freed last year from the grip of militias, Basra has emerged as the main political battlefield in this month's regional elections, as Shiite parties allied in the national government are competing for control of the oil-rich south. The Jan. 31 election, in which voters across the country will choose ruling provincial councils, will be the first since U.S.-backed Iraqi forces wrested control of Basra from Shiite militias and criminal ga Iraq's neighbors all seem to have a piece of its future Daily Star Lebanon
The island of Kefalonia, also known as Cephallenia, Cephallonia, Kefallinia, or Kefallonia (Ancient Greek: Κεφαλληνία; Modern Greek: Κεφαλλονιά or Κεφαλονιά; Italian: Cefalonia), is the largest of the Ionian Islands in western Greece, with an area of 350 sq. miles. Safe haven for your cash? Germans call on Greece to sell off its islands The Times
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Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan addresses the lawmakers of his party at the parliament in Ankara, Turkey, Monday, July 22, 2008. Turkey and I.M.F. End Talks on Stand-By Loan The New York Times
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