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Greek government vice president and Finance Minister Evangelos Venizelos speaks during a session in the Greek Parliament in Athens, Greece, on September 21 2011.
Thursday, Sep. 22, 2011

Open quoteThe markets are blackmailing us, and the circumstances are humiliating us.Close quote

  • EVANGELOS VENIZELOS,
  • Finance Minister of Greece, telling Parliament that austerity measures would continue in order to appease the financial markets
Photo: Maria Marogianni / EPA | Source: New York Times