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  Samaras Last Best Greek Hope With Compliance Not Defiance

  At his first cabinet meeting after two inconclusive elections and six weeks of turmoil had pushed Greece to the brink of exiting the euro, Prime Minister Antonis Samaras said he’d had enough.

• Greece to Investigate Ex-Finance Chief Over Lagarde List

  Greek lawmakers voted to set up a parliamentary committee to investigate allegations former Finance Minister George Papaconstantinou removed relatives’ names from a list of Greeks with bank deposits in Switzerland.

• Greek MPs Set to Vote on Probe of Ex-Minister Over Lagarde List

  Greece’s lawmakers are due to vote later today on a government proposal to set up a parliamentary committee to investigate allegations that former Finance Minister George Papaconstantinou removed relatives’ names from a list of Greeks with deposits in Switzerland.

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  Papademos, Who Took Greece Into Euro, Must Now Save Country’s Membership

  Lucas Papademos, named today to be interim prime minister of Greece, steered the country into the euro region as central bank governor more than a decade ago. Now the former European Central Bank vice president will have to secure the country’s euro membership for a second time.

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  Papademos Gets Cabinet Approval for 2nd Bailout

  Greek Prime Minister Lucas Papademos won Cabinet approval for deeper budget cuts needed to secure a second package of international aid, preparing the way for parliamentary vote in his race to prevent financial collapse.

• Papademos Says Supporting Greek Businesses Is a Top Priority

  Supporting businesses after five years of recession is a top priority for Greece, Prime Minister Lucas Papademos said.

• Greek Prime Minister Papademos Not Receiving Salary, Ta Nea Says

  Greek Prime Minister Lucas Papademos chose not to receive a salary when he took the position as head of Greece’s interim government on Nov. 11, Ta Nea reported, without citing anyone.

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  Papademos to Ministers: Back Bailout or Quit

  Greek Prime Minister Lucas Papademos told members of his government they must back deeper budget cuts needed to prevent financial collapse or quit, as political dissension threatened to unwind the country’s second bailout.

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  Greece Remaining in Euro Region Is Only Choice for Country, Papademos Says

  Greek Prime Minister Lucas Papademos, charged with securing international financing to avert a collapse of the economy, said keeping the euro is the only way forward for the country.

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  Papademos Warns Fellow Greeks Economic Collapse Looms Without Sacrifice

  Prime Minister Lucas Papademos told Greeks that cuts in income are the only way to stay in the euro and get more financing from international creditors to avert an economic collapse that may otherwise come as soon as March.

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• "Although such a scenario is unlikely to materialize and it is not desirable either for Greece or for other countries, it cannot be excluded that preparations are being made to contain the potential consequences of a Greek euro exit."

  - Lucas Papademos on May 22, 2012

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