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Peoples of Europe Rise Up. A BANNER unfurled by angry Greeks at the ancient Acropolis. The signs are in protest of harsh new austerity measures as strikes began across the country
Friday, May. 07, 2010

Open quoteJapan and the United States are watching to see what our friends in Europe ultimately decide to do.Close quote

  • NAOTO HAN,
  • Japan's Finance Minister, ahead of the Group of Seven industrialized nations' discussion of Greece's fiscal situation in a conference call Friday
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