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Riot policemen disperse protesters during violent protests against austerity measures in Athens' Syntagma (Constitution) square, June 28, 2011
Wednesday, Jun. 29, 2011

Open quoteThere really is no alternative, however painful the measures are. Close quote

  • MIRANDA XAFA,
  • a Greek economist, on her near-bankrupt government's proposed $112-billion austerity plan; protests against the deeply-unpopular cuts rocked Athens on Tuesday
Photo: REUTERS / Yannis Behrakis | Source: LA Times