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ATHENS—The Greek socialist government passed its 2011 austerity budget early Thursday, despite criticism from it own ranks and a wave of strikes and protests over the past two weeks.
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Inspite of the bailout, people are dying on the streets of Greece. Three people died in the clash between the police and the demonstrators who attempted...
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My message to the self-entitled Marxist hoodlums protesting in Greece: Let them eat Gyro.
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