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<title>Greek Friends - BETA / Published News</title>
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<pubDate>Tue, 09 Mar 2010 13:00:09 PST</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Euro slips with all eyes on Greece]]></title>
<link>http://www.greekfriends.com.au/story.php?title=euro-slips-with-all-eyes-on-greece</link>
<comments>http://www.greekfriends.com.au/story.php?title=euro-slips-with-all-eyes-on-greece</comments>
<pubDate>Tue, 09 Mar 2010 13:00:09 PST</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[LONDON (AFP) - The euro fell against the dollar in European deals on Tuesday as investors awaited fresh details on Greece&amp;#039;s plans to resolve the<br/><br/>3 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Greece Seeks U.S. Action, But Not Handout]]></title>
<link>http://www.greekfriends.com.au/story.php?title=greece-seeks-u-s--action-but-not-handout</link>
<comments>http://www.greekfriends.com.au/story.php?title=greece-seeks-u-s--action-but-not-handout</comments>
<pubDate>Tue, 09 Mar 2010 13:00:09 PST</pubDate>
<dc:creator>chris</dc:creator>
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<guid>http://www.greekfriends.com.au/story.php?title=greece-seeks-u-s--action-but-not-handout</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Greek Prime Minister George Papandreou holds his notes during a cabinet meeting at the parliament in Athens on Monday, March 1, 2010. Papandreou pled<br/><br/>5 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Financial reform key as Obama meets with Greek leader]]></title>
<link>http://www.greekfriends.com.au/story.php?title=financial-reform-key-as-obama-meets-with-greek-leader</link>
<comments>http://www.greekfriends.com.au/story.php?title=financial-reform-key-as-obama-meets-with-greek-leader</comments>
<pubDate>Tue, 09 Mar 2010 13:00:09 PST</pubDate>
<dc:creator>chris</dc:creator>
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<guid>http://www.greekfriends.com.au/story.php?title=financial-reform-key-as-obama-meets-with-greek-leader</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Washington (CNN) -- Global financial reform is expected to top the agenda Tuesday as President Obama huddles with Greek Prime Minister George Papandr<br/><br/>3 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Greek PM not looking for aid in meeting with Obama]]></title>
<link>http://www.greekfriends.com.au/story.php?title=greek-pm-not-looking-for-aid-in-meeting-with-obama</link>
<comments>http://www.greekfriends.com.au/story.php?title=greek-pm-not-looking-for-aid-in-meeting-with-obama</comments>
<pubDate>Tue, 09 Mar 2010 13:00:08 PST</pubDate>
<dc:creator>chris</dc:creator>
<category>News</category>
<guid>http://www.greekfriends.com.au/story.php?title=greek-pm-not-looking-for-aid-in-meeting-with-obama</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Ahead of a meeting Tuesday with President Barack Obama, Greek Prime Minister George Papandreou said the United States cannot afford to ignore the fin<br/><br/>5 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Greece heads for further general strike]]></title>
<link>http://www.greekfriends.com.au/story.php?title=greece-heads-for-further-general-strike</link>
<comments>http://www.greekfriends.com.au/story.php?title=greece-heads-for-further-general-strike</comments>
<pubDate>Tue, 09 Mar 2010 13:00:08 PST</pubDate>
<dc:creator>chris</dc:creator>
<category>News</category>
<guid>http://www.greekfriends.com.au/story.php?title=greece-heads-for-further-general-strike</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ATHENS (AFP) - Greek tax and garbage collectors walked off their jobs for a second day Tuesday as the country braced for a second general strike agai<br/><br/>5 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[EU ponders Greece rescue fund]]></title>
<link>http://www.greekfriends.com.au/story.php?title=eu-ponders-greece-rescue-fund</link>
<comments>http://www.greekfriends.com.au/story.php?title=eu-ponders-greece-rescue-fund</comments>
<pubDate>Mon, 08 Mar 2010 13:00:09 PST</pubDate>
<dc:creator>chris</dc:creator>
<category>News</category>
<guid>http://www.greekfriends.com.au/story.php?title=eu-ponders-greece-rescue-fund</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Israel said that it has authorised a visit to the Gaza Strip by UN  Secretary General Ban Ki-moon and EU foreign affairs chief Catherine  Ashton thro<br/><br/>4 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Greek PM urges G20 effort to rein in speculators]]></title>
<link>http://www.greekfriends.com.au/story.php?title=greek-pm-urges-g20-effort-to-rein-in-speculators</link>
<comments>http://www.greekfriends.com.au/story.php?title=greek-pm-urges-g20-effort-to-rein-in-speculators</comments>
<pubDate>Mon, 08 Mar 2010 13:00:09 PST</pubDate>
<dc:creator>chris</dc:creator>
<category>News</category>
<guid>http://www.greekfriends.com.au/story.php?title=greek-pm-urges-g20-effort-to-rein-in-speculators</guid>
<description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Greek Prime Minister George Papandreou on Monday urged the Group of 20 nations to crack down on market speculators, warning th<br/><br/>2 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Greece has not asked US for economic aid]]></title>
<link>http://www.greekfriends.com.au/story.php?title=greece-has-not-asked-us-for-economic-aid</link>
<comments>http://www.greekfriends.com.au/story.php?title=greece-has-not-asked-us-for-economic-aid</comments>
<pubDate>Mon, 08 Mar 2010 13:00:08 PST</pubDate>
<dc:creator>chris</dc:creator>
<category>News</category>
<guid>http://www.greekfriends.com.au/story.php?title=greece-has-not-asked-us-for-economic-aid</guid>
<description><![CDATA[U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton waits before posing for a photograph ahead of the Afghanistan London Conference at Lancaster House on January<br/><br/>5 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[US offers support for Greece&amp;#039;s austerity moves]]></title>
<link>http://www.greekfriends.com.au/story.php?title=us-offers-support-for-greece039s-austerity-moves</link>
<comments>http://www.greekfriends.com.au/story.php?title=us-offers-support-for-greece039s-austerity-moves</comments>
<pubDate>Mon, 08 Mar 2010 13:00:08 PST</pubDate>
<dc:creator>chris</dc:creator>
<category>News</category>
<guid>http://www.greekfriends.com.au/story.php?title=us-offers-support-for-greece039s-austerity-moves</guid>
<description><![CDATA[U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said on Monday the United States supports Greece&amp;#039;s efforts to get its economy back on a sounder track th<br/><br/>5 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Dollar slips as support pledged for Greece]]></title>
<link>http://www.greekfriends.com.au/story.php?title=dollar-slips-as-support-pledged-for-greece</link>
<comments>http://www.greekfriends.com.au/story.php?title=dollar-slips-as-support-pledged-for-greece</comments>
<pubDate>Mon, 08 Mar 2010 13:00:07 PST</pubDate>
<dc:creator>chris</dc:creator>
<category>News</category>
<guid>http://www.greekfriends.com.au/story.php?title=dollar-slips-as-support-pledged-for-greece</guid>
<description><![CDATA[NEW YORK   The dollar slid versus the euro Monday after European leaders said they would back Greece through a debt crisis that has jeopardized the <br/><br/>5 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Messages on International Women&amp;#039;s Day]]></title>
<link>http://www.greekfriends.com.au/story.php?title=messages-on-international-women039s-day</link>
<comments>http://www.greekfriends.com.au/story.php?title=messages-on-international-women039s-day</comments>
<pubDate>Sun, 07 Mar 2010 13:00:07 PST</pubDate>
<dc:creator>chris</dc:creator>
<category>News</category>
<guid>http://www.greekfriends.com.au/story.php?title=messages-on-international-women039s-day</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Deputy Justice Minister for transparency and human rights Apostolos Katsifaras and Equality Secretary General Maria Stratigaki on Sunday issued messa<br/><br/>5 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Greek PM Papandreou heads to Paris seeking more EU support for harsh austerity measures]]></title>
<link>http://www.greekfriends.com.au/story.php?title=greek-pm-papandreou-heads-to-paris-seeking-more-eu-support-for-harsh-austerity-measures</link>
<comments>http://www.greekfriends.com.au/story.php?title=greek-pm-papandreou-heads-to-paris-seeking-more-eu-support-for-harsh-austerity-measures</comments>
<pubDate>Sun, 07 Mar 2010 13:00:07 PST</pubDate>
<dc:creator>chris</dc:creator>
<category>News</category>
<guid>http://www.greekfriends.com.au/story.php?title=greek-pm-papandreou-heads-to-paris-seeking-more-eu-support-for-harsh-austerity-measures</guid>
<description><![CDATA[PARIS &amp;acirc;?? Greek Prime Minster George Papandreou headed to Paris on Sunday, the third stop of a four-city tour seeking firmer European Union and<br/><br/>4 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Germany says Greece does not need aid]]></title>
<link>http://www.greekfriends.com.au/story.php?title=germany-says-greece-does-not-need-aid</link>
<comments>http://www.greekfriends.com.au/story.php?title=germany-says-greece-does-not-need-aid</comments>
<pubDate>Sun, 07 Mar 2010 13:00:07 PST</pubDate>
<dc:creator>chris</dc:creator>
<category>News</category>
<guid>http://www.greekfriends.com.au/story.php?title=germany-says-greece-does-not-need-aid</guid>
<description><![CDATA[After Germany&amp;acirc;??s Chancellor Angela Merkel before had stated that she was going to help Greece narrow their budget deficit which stood at 12.7%<br/><br/>3 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Sarkozy Says Euro Region Must be Ready to Help Greece if Needed]]></title>
<link>http://www.greekfriends.com.au/story.php?title=sarkozy-says-euro-region-must-be-ready-to-help-greece-if-needed</link>
<comments>http://www.greekfriends.com.au/story.php?title=sarkozy-says-euro-region-must-be-ready-to-help-greece-if-needed</comments>
<pubDate>Sun, 07 Mar 2010 13:00:06 PST</pubDate>
<dc:creator>chris</dc:creator>
<category>News</category>
<guid>http://www.greekfriends.com.au/story.php?title=sarkozy-says-euro-region-must-be-ready-to-help-greece-if-needed</guid>
<description><![CDATA[March 7 (Bloomberg) -- French President Nicolas Sarkozy said the euro region must be ready to help Greece should it struggle to fund its budget defic<br/><br/>4 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Sarkozy offers Greek support but no new measures]]></title>
<link>http://www.greekfriends.com.au/story.php?title=sarkozy-offers-greek-support-but-no-new-measures</link>
<comments>http://www.greekfriends.com.au/story.php?title=sarkozy-offers-greek-support-but-no-new-measures</comments>
<pubDate>Sun, 07 Mar 2010 13:00:06 PST</pubDate>
<dc:creator>chris</dc:creator>
<category>News</category>
<guid>http://www.greekfriends.com.au/story.php?title=sarkozy-offers-greek-support-but-no-new-measures</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Greek Prime Minister George Papandreou addresses the media after a meeting with German Chancellor Angela Merkel at the chancellery in Berlin, Friday,<br/><br/>4 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Volcker Says Greek Derivatives &amp;lsquo;Abuse&amp;rsquo; Shows Transparency Need]]></title>
<link>http://www.greekfriends.com.au/story.php?title=volcker-says-greek-derivatives-lsquoabusersquo-shows-transparency-need</link>
<comments>http://www.greekfriends.com.au/story.php?title=volcker-says-greek-derivatives-lsquoabusersquo-shows-transparency-need</comments>
<pubDate>Sat, 06 Mar 2010 13:00:05 PST</pubDate>
<dc:creator>chris</dc:creator>
<category>News</category>
<guid>http://www.greekfriends.com.au/story.php?title=volcker-says-greek-derivatives-lsquoabusersquo-shows-transparency-need</guid>
<description><![CDATA[March 6 (Bloomberg) -- White House adviser Paul Volcker said the &amp;ldquo;abuse&amp;rdquo; of derivatives to hide the scale of Greece&amp;rsquo;s budget defici<br/><br/>5 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Merkel and Greece Papandreou finish meeting in Berlin. Support but no money]]></title>
<link>http://www.greekfriends.com.au/story.php?title=merkel-and-greece-papandreou-finish-meeting-in-berlin--support-but-no-money</link>
<comments>http://www.greekfriends.com.au/story.php?title=merkel-and-greece-papandreou-finish-meeting-in-berlin--support-but-no-money</comments>
<pubDate>Sat, 06 Mar 2010 13:00:05 PST</pubDate>
<dc:creator>chris</dc:creator>
<category>News</category>
<guid>http://www.greekfriends.com.au/story.php?title=merkel-and-greece-papandreou-finish-meeting-in-berlin--support-but-no-money</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Must prevent speculaton.&amp;Atilde;?long_space Says Eurozone will take neccesary steps to maintain stability in EURO.&amp;Atilde;?long_space Germany can sho<br/><br/>5 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Pushing Greece into recession | Adrian Pabst]]></title>
<link>http://www.greekfriends.com.au/story.php?title=pushing-greece-into-recession--adrian-pabst</link>
<comments>http://www.greekfriends.com.au/story.php?title=pushing-greece-into-recession--adrian-pabst</comments>
<pubDate>Sat, 06 Mar 2010 13:00:05 PST</pubDate>
<dc:creator>chris</dc:creator>
<category>News</category>
<guid>http://www.greekfriends.com.au/story.php?title=pushing-greece-into-recession--adrian-pabst</guid>
<description><![CDATA[The crisis in Greece needs sound EU economic judgment and political leadership, not Germany&amp;#039;s fiscal austerity The Greek prime minister George P<br/><br/>2 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[If Greece falls, euro is pointless -Sarkozy]]></title>
<link>http://www.greekfriends.com.au/story.php?title=if-greece-falls-euro-is-pointless--sarkozy</link>
<comments>http://www.greekfriends.com.au/story.php?title=if-greece-falls-euro-is-pointless--sarkozy</comments>
<pubDate>Sat, 06 Mar 2010 13:00:05 PST</pubDate>
<dc:creator>chris</dc:creator>
<category>News</category>
<guid>http://www.greekfriends.com.au/story.php?title=if-greece-falls-euro-is-pointless--sarkozy</guid>
<description><![CDATA[France will support Greece following its efforts to reduce its deficit and has no intention of seeing the country fall by the wayside, French Preside<br/><br/>3 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Greek civil servants occupy building]]></title>
<link>http://www.greekfriends.com.au/story.php?title=greek-civil-servants-occupy-building</link>
<comments>http://www.greekfriends.com.au/story.php?title=greek-civil-servants-occupy-building</comments>
<pubDate>Sat, 06 Mar 2010 13:00:05 PST</pubDate>
<dc:creator>chris</dc:creator>
<category>News</category>
<guid>http://www.greekfriends.com.au/story.php?title=greek-civil-servants-occupy-building</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ATHENS (AFP) - Dozens of civil servants occupied a government printing building Saturday in the latest expression of public anger against debt-driven<br/><br/>3 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[OECD, Greece, help European stocks]]></title>
<link>http://www.greekfriends.com.au/story.php?title=oecd-greece-help-european-stocks</link>
<comments>http://www.greekfriends.com.au/story.php?title=oecd-greece-help-european-stocks</comments>
<pubDate>Fri, 05 Mar 2010 13:00:06 PST</pubDate>
<dc:creator>chris</dc:creator>
<category>News</category>
<guid>http://www.greekfriends.com.au/story.php?title=oecd-greece-help-european-stocks</guid>
<description><![CDATA[PARIS, March 5 (UPI) -- European markets turned higher Friday after Greece announced that demand for a bond issue was higher than expected. The pan-E<br/><br/>3 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Violent protests hit Greece as German backing sought]]></title>
<link>http://www.greekfriends.com.au/story.php?title=violent-protests-hit-greece-as-german-backing-sought</link>
<comments>http://www.greekfriends.com.au/story.php?title=violent-protests-hit-greece-as-german-backing-sought</comments>
<pubDate>Fri, 05 Mar 2010 13:00:05 PST</pubDate>
<dc:creator>chris</dc:creator>
<category>News</category>
<guid>http://www.greekfriends.com.au/story.php?title=violent-protests-hit-greece-as-german-backing-sought</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ATHENS (AFP) Greek police clashed with demonstrators protesting sweeping budget cuts Friday as the government sought support from Germany to help it <br/><br/>4 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Greeks riot as parliament OKs austerity plan]]></title>
<link>http://www.greekfriends.com.au/story.php?title=greeks-riot-as-parliament-oks-austerity-plan</link>
<comments>http://www.greekfriends.com.au/story.php?title=greeks-riot-as-parliament-oks-austerity-plan</comments>
<pubDate>Fri, 05 Mar 2010 13:00:05 PST</pubDate>
<dc:creator>chris</dc:creator>
<category>News</category>
<guid>http://www.greekfriends.com.au/story.php?title=greeks-riot-as-parliament-oks-austerity-plan</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ATHENS, Greece - The Greek parliament approved new spending cuts and taxes Friday aimed at defusing the country&amp;#039;s debt crisis, while protesters <br/><br/>2 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Crisis-hit Greece seeks new statistics chief]]></title>
<link>http://www.greekfriends.com.au/story.php?title=crisis-hit-greece-seeks-new-statistics-chief</link>
<comments>http://www.greekfriends.com.au/story.php?title=crisis-hit-greece-seeks-new-statistics-chief</comments>
<pubDate>Fri, 05 Mar 2010 13:00:05 PST</pubDate>
<dc:creator>chris</dc:creator>
<category>News</category>
<guid>http://www.greekfriends.com.au/story.php?title=crisis-hit-greece-seeks-new-statistics-chief</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Good at maths? Got nerves of steel? Crisis-hit Greece, which has suffered its fair share of abuse about questionable economic figures, is looking for<br/><br/>5 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[No request by Greece for financial support]]></title>
<link>http://www.greekfriends.com.au/story.php?title=no-request-by-greece-for-financial-support</link>
<comments>http://www.greekfriends.com.au/story.php?title=no-request-by-greece-for-financial-support</comments>
<pubDate>Fri, 05 Mar 2010 13:00:05 PST</pubDate>
<dc:creator>chris</dc:creator>
<category>News</category>
<guid>http://www.greekfriends.com.au/story.php?title=no-request-by-greece-for-financial-support</guid>
<description><![CDATA[BERLIN   German Chancellor Angela Merkel says Greece has not made any request for financial support and is calling for an end to market speculation <br/><br/>5 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[EU to meet hedge fund managers as it probes Greek debt speculation]]></title>
<link>http://www.greekfriends.com.au/story.php?title=eu-to-meet-hedge-fund-managers-as-it-probes-greek-debt-speculation</link>
<comments>http://www.greekfriends.com.au/story.php?title=eu-to-meet-hedge-fund-managers-as-it-probes-greek-debt-speculation</comments>
<pubDate>Thu, 04 Mar 2010 13:00:06 PST</pubDate>
<dc:creator>chris</dc:creator>
<category>News</category>
<guid>http://www.greekfriends.com.au/story.php?title=eu-to-meet-hedge-fund-managers-as-it-probes-greek-debt-speculation</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Brussels - The European Commission is to meet hedge fund managers as it probes into financial dealings surrounding Greece&amp;#039;s public debt, a spoke<br/><br/>2 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[EU wary of Greece seeking IMF help]]></title>
<link>http://www.greekfriends.com.au/story.php?title=eu-wary-of-greece-seeking-imf-help</link>
<comments>http://www.greekfriends.com.au/story.php?title=eu-wary-of-greece-seeking-imf-help</comments>
<pubDate>Thu, 04 Mar 2010 13:00:06 PST</pubDate>
<dc:creator>chris</dc:creator>
<category>News</category>
<guid>http://www.greekfriends.com.au/story.php?title=eu-wary-of-greece-seeking-imf-help</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Who&amp;#039;s afraid of the IMF? Greece is betting that the major European Union powers just might be.The heavily indebted Balkan country, facing German<br/><br/>5 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Greece offers key new bond issue]]></title>
<link>http://www.greekfriends.com.au/story.php?title=greece-offers-key-new-bond-issue</link>
<comments>http://www.greekfriends.com.au/story.php?title=greece-offers-key-new-bond-issue</comments>
<pubDate>Thu, 04 Mar 2010 13:00:06 PST</pubDate>
<dc:creator>chris</dc:creator>
<category>News</category>
<guid>http://www.greekfriends.com.au/story.php?title=greece-offers-key-new-bond-issue</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Greece raised badly needed cash with a well-received bond issue Thursday, passing a key test of its ability to avoid a disastrous debt default and di<br/><br/>3 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[No Help for Greece from IMF]]></title>
<link>http://www.greekfriends.com.au/story.php?title=no-help-for-greece-from-imf</link>
<comments>http://www.greekfriends.com.au/story.php?title=no-help-for-greece-from-imf</comments>
<pubDate>Thu, 04 Mar 2010 13:00:06 PST</pubDate>
<dc:creator>chris</dc:creator>
<category>News</category>
<guid>http://www.greekfriends.com.au/story.php?title=no-help-for-greece-from-imf</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Frankfurt (dpa) - European Central Bank (ECB) chief Jean-Claude Trichet firmly ruled out on Thursday the International Monetary Fund (IMF) stepping i<br/><br/>2 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Greece says bond 3 times oversubscribed]]></title>
<link>http://www.greekfriends.com.au/story.php?title=greece-says-bond-3-times-oversubscribed</link>
<comments>http://www.greekfriends.com.au/story.php?title=greece-says-bond-3-times-oversubscribed</comments>
<pubDate>Thu, 04 Mar 2010 13:00:05 PST</pubDate>
<dc:creator>chris</dc:creator>
<category>News</category>
<guid>http://www.greekfriends.com.au/story.php?title=greece-says-bond-3-times-oversubscribed</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ATHENS, Greece --  Greece says it has raised badly needed cash with a new bond issue, passing a key test of its ability to avoid a disastrous debt de<br/><br/>2 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Senegal give Greece food for thought]]></title>
<link>http://www.greekfriends.com.au/story.php?title=senegal-give-greece-food-for-thought</link>
<comments>http://www.greekfriends.com.au/story.php?title=senegal-give-greece-food-for-thought</comments>
<pubDate>Wed, 03 Mar 2010 13:00:07 PST</pubDate>
<dc:creator>chris</dc:creator>
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<description><![CDATA[Greece coach Otto Rehhagel admitted &amp;quot;we have a lot to do&amp;quot; ahead of the FIFA World Cup after second-half goals from Mamadou Niang and Guiran<br/><br/>2 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Greece&amp;#039;s new austerity measures]]></title>
<link>http://www.greekfriends.com.au/story.php?title=greece039s-new-austerity-measures</link>
<comments>http://www.greekfriends.com.au/story.php?title=greece039s-new-austerity-measures</comments>
<pubDate>Wed, 03 Mar 2010 13:00:07 PST</pubDate>
<dc:creator>chris</dc:creator>
<category>News</category>
<guid>http://www.greekfriends.com.au/story.php?title=greece039s-new-austerity-measures</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Wednesday, March 3, 2010 at 12:02 p.m.    Greece has announced a new euro4.8 billion (US$6.5 billion) austerity package to deal with the financial cr<br/><br/>2 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Greece woos markets with $6.5B austerity plan]]></title>
<link>http://www.greekfriends.com.au/story.php?title=greece-woos-markets-with-6-5b-austerity-plan</link>
<comments>http://www.greekfriends.com.au/story.php?title=greece-woos-markets-with-6-5b-austerity-plan</comments>
<pubDate>Wed, 03 Mar 2010 13:00:07 PST</pubDate>
<dc:creator>chris</dc:creator>
<category>News</category>
<guid>http://www.greekfriends.com.au/story.php?title=greece-woos-markets-with-6-5b-austerity-plan</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Prime Minister George Papandreou speaks to reporters after meeting President Karolos Papoulias in central Athens, Greece, on Wednesday, March 3, 2010<br/><br/>5 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Key dates in Greece&amp;#039;s financial crisis]]></title>
<link>http://www.greekfriends.com.au/story.php?title=key-dates-in-greece039s-financial-crisis</link>
<comments>http://www.greekfriends.com.au/story.php?title=key-dates-in-greece039s-financial-crisis</comments>
<pubDate>Wed, 03 Mar 2010 13:00:07 PST</pubDate>
<dc:creator>chris</dc:creator>
<category>News</category>
<guid>http://www.greekfriends.com.au/story.php?title=key-dates-in-greece039s-financial-crisis</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Wednesday, March 3, 2010 at 11:12 a.m.    Oct. 4, 2009: Greek Socialists win general election, defeating conservatives who had been in power since Ma<br/><br/>3 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Greek  singer Nana Mouskouri offers her pension to  tackle  debt crisis]]></title>
<link>http://www.greekfriends.com.au/story.php?title=greek--singer-nana-mouskouri-offers-her-pension-to--tackle--debt-crisis</link>
<comments>http://www.greekfriends.com.au/story.php?title=greek--singer-nana-mouskouri-offers-her-pension-to--tackle--debt-crisis</comments>
<pubDate>Wed, 03 Mar 2010 13:00:06 PST</pubDate>
<dc:creator>chris</dc:creator>
<category>News</category>
<guid>http://www.greekfriends.com.au/story.php?title=greek--singer-nana-mouskouri-offers-her-pension-to--tackle--debt-crisis</guid>
<description><![CDATA[London, Mar 3 (ANI): Greek singer Nana Mouskouri is offering the country her pension she gets as a former member of the European parliament in a bid <br/><br/>2 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[New austerity measures to be announced]]></title>
<link>http://www.greekfriends.com.au/story.php?title=new-austerity-measures-to-be-announced</link>
<comments>http://www.greekfriends.com.au/story.php?title=new-austerity-measures-to-be-announced</comments>
<pubDate>Tue, 02 Mar 2010 13:00:12 PST</pubDate>
<dc:creator>chris</dc:creator>
<category>News</category>
<guid>http://www.greekfriends.com.au/story.php?title=new-austerity-measures-to-be-announced</guid>
<description><![CDATA[(AP Photo/Petros Giannakouris)Taxi drivers batter the cab of a colleague who broke a union strike, outside parliament in central Athens, Greece, on T<br/><br/>3 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Stocks rise on merger activity, Greece hopes]]></title>
<link>http://www.greekfriends.com.au/story.php?title=stocks-rise-on-merger-activity-greece-hopes</link>
<comments>http://www.greekfriends.com.au/story.php?title=stocks-rise-on-merger-activity-greece-hopes</comments>
<pubDate>Tue, 02 Mar 2010 13:00:11 PST</pubDate>
<dc:creator>chris</dc:creator>
<category>News</category>
<guid>http://www.greekfriends.com.au/story.php?title=stocks-rise-on-merger-activity-greece-hopes</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Stocks rose Tuesday on more corporate takeover activity and signs of economic recovery overseas.The Dow Jones industrial average rose 40 points in mi<br/><br/>4 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[make more spending cuts]]></title>
<link>http://www.greekfriends.com.au/story.php?title=make-more-spending-cuts</link>
<comments>http://www.greekfriends.com.au/story.php?title=make-more-spending-cuts</comments>
<pubDate>Tue, 02 Mar 2010 13:00:11 PST</pubDate>
<dc:creator>chris</dc:creator>
<category>News</category>
<guid>http://www.greekfriends.com.au/story.php?title=make-more-spending-cuts</guid>
<description><![CDATA[EU Economic and Monetary Affairs Commissioner Olli Rehn leaves Greek Prime Minister George Papandreou&amp;#039;s office after a meeting Monday (March 1st<br/><br/>4 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Berlin Angered by Presumed Pressure from Speculators]]></title>
<link>http://www.greekfriends.com.au/story.php?title=berlin-angered-by-presumed-pressure-from-speculators</link>
<comments>http://www.greekfriends.com.au/story.php?title=berlin-angered-by-presumed-pressure-from-speculators</comments>
<pubDate>Tue, 02 Mar 2010 13:00:10 PST</pubDate>
<dc:creator>chris</dc:creator>
<category>News</category>
<guid>http://www.greekfriends.com.au/story.php?title=berlin-angered-by-presumed-pressure-from-speculators</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Rumors in the press of an impending German bailout of Greece are rampant -- despite repeated denials from Chancellor Merkel. Government advisors susp<br/><br/>2 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Greek PM says more painful spending cuts needed]]></title>
<link>http://www.greekfriends.com.au/story.php?title=greek-pm-says-more-painful-spending-cuts-needed</link>
<comments>http://www.greekfriends.com.au/story.php?title=greek-pm-says-more-painful-spending-cuts-needed</comments>
<pubDate>Tue, 02 Mar 2010 13:00:10 PST</pubDate>
<dc:creator>chris</dc:creator>
<category>News</category>
<guid>http://www.greekfriends.com.au/story.php?title=greek-pm-says-more-painful-spending-cuts-needed</guid>
<description><![CDATA[A driver pretends to conduct street musicians in central Athens,Tuesday, March 2, 2010. Greece is grappling with an acute debt crisis after the count<br/><br/>2 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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