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GREECE 112.6% 12.5%
PORTUGAL 77.4% 10%
IRELAND 65.8% 10.75%
SPAIN 54.3% 11.25%
Debt as a percentage of GDP
Budget deficit as a percentage of GDP
SOURCE: EUROPEAN COMMISSION'S ECONOMIC FORECAST--AUTUMN 2009
* | What They're Fighting About in the Philippines:
Next time you find yourself in a Filipino karaoke bar, resist the temptation to croak out Frank Sinatra's "My Way." At least half a dozen crooners have been murdered in the past decade for singing the classic tune, prompting bar owners to remove the song from karaoke playlists. Assailants' motives are unclear--do they dislike the song or the singer?--though competitiveness over the pastime may have something to do with it.