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9 December 2009 For the first time in a decade, Greece's debt rating is now at BBB+, sending shivers through the Greek financial markets, with the banks hard hit. The biggest concern for financial markets at present is sovereign debt. Full Article at This Is Money
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MARION Jones' Sydney Olympic individual sprint and long jump medals will be reallocated this week but her 100m gold will not be given to Greece's Katerina Thanou due to her own involvement in doping. Full Article at The Scotsman
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ATHENS, Dec. 8 (Xinhua) -- The Greek Organizing Committee of the Athens 2011 Special Olympics officially launched on Tuesday the Games' mascot in a press conference held at Zappeion, close to the Panathinaikon Stadium, where the modern Olympic... Full Article at Xinhua
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ARSENE Wenger concedes he is taking something of a gamble by bringing a youthful squad to Athens – but the Gunners manager is convinced his young charges can deliver a big performance against Olympiacos. Full Article at The Scotsman
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Arsene Wenger has long viewed certain cup competitions with disdain, flooding his team with youngsters until the latter stages of a competition. Full Article at The Independent
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AFP - The Fitch rating agency on Tuesday downgraded Greece's long-term debt ratings as well as those on four of the country's largest banks, describing prospects for Greek public finances as negative. Full Article at France 24
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PARIS — Fresh downgrades by credit rating agencies of Greek government debt and Dubai state-linked companies served as a reminder Tuesday that the effects of the credit crisis were far from over. Full Article at The New York Times
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With safe passage into the Champions League knockout stages already secure as Group H winners, Wenger will not risk the fitness of any more first-team regulars ahead of Sunday's crucial Premier League encounter at Liverpool. Full Article at Football.co.uk
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A Wall Street Journal Roundup Markets in Dubai and Greece slid as the countries' credit problems continued to mount. Full Article at Wall Street Journal
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Guitarist/vocalist Mikael Åkerfeldt of Swedish progressive metallers OPETH has issued the following update: "That's it, folks!! The 'Watershed' world tour is now officially OVER! "We finished off with two shows in Greece. Full Article at Metal Underground
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ATHENS, Ga. --- The Georgia gymnastics team rode one of the 60 floats through town in this year’s Downtown Parade of Lights held Dec. 3 in Athens. Full Article at Official Athletic Site of the University of Georgia
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I nternational ratings agencies are warning the United States and several European governments that they face credit downgrades if they don't soon come up with clear plans to get their deteriorating fiscal houses in order. Full Article at Globe and Mail
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Friday is the application deadline for the permanent position of Athens community development director, according to village Councilman Eric Tobin. Full Article at Battle Creek Enquirer
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(Bloomberg) — Greek stocks and government bonds tumbled on mounting concern the nation may struggle to meet its debt commitments as public finances deteriorate. Full Article at Business Week
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Greek finance minister Papaconstantinou said the country would do "whatever is required." Full Article at CNN
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Greek stocks and government bonds tumbled on mounting concern the nation may struggle to meet its debt commitments as public finances deteriorate. Full Article at The Age
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ATHENS -- Greece was jolted on Tuesday by the downgrading of its debt rating to the lowest level in the eurozone as worries grow about its public finances, driving bank shares, bonds and the euro down in its wake. Full Article at Financial Post
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A Chicago police spokesman says two high-ranking officers have been reprimanded after a video surfaced that showed officers posing with a handcuffed suspect at the G-20 meeting in Pittsburgh. Full Article at Fresno Bee
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There's a lot of talk about the declining dollar, but we might better be worrying about the euro. Full Article at The Atlantic
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For those unfamiliar with CDS, this is how John Paulson made the "trade of the century" - buying credit default swaps against US mortgages. Now we are talking CDS for countries... not stupid mortgages. Full Article at International Business Times
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Athens (Greek: Αθήνα, Athína IPA: /a'θina/) is the capital and largest city of Greece and the birthplace of democracy. Named after goddess Athena, Athens is one of the oldest cities in the world with a recorded history of at least 3,000 years. Full Article
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The construction of these solar panels will create jobs, create energy, and lower costs for the residents of Athens. That’s good for our economy both short-term and long-term ... I’m glad to see Recovery Act funds supporting renewable energy.
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One thing that continues to appeal to people about the two-year system is the ability to transfer ... We have a good relationship with the University of North Alabama as well as Athens State University. We give students a list of what will transfer, so they can watch their dollars and see what they need...
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I am very thankful to Mark Richt and the University of Georgia for nine great years in Athens ... I am proud to have been an integral part of two SEC championships, three BCS bowl bids, four top-10 rankings and 89 victories since 2001. I look forward to my next coaching opportunity.
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This result [against Liverpool] doesn’t help our position in the table at all ... But in football you have a chance to right things quickly, and on Wednesday we have a chance to make things right. It will be a difficult game, but three points away from home would be a real morale boost ahead of the next...
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Our London office is the gate way to Europe, and Mr Christou along with Mayfair Clubs with offices in Athens is the gateway for iTokk in the Balkans ... We are excited to one of the first real innovators of IP platform services to enter the region and look forward to supporting Mayfair Club A.E.
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Kazakhstan’s poor human rights record made it a controversial choice to begin with ... OSCE foreign ministers should use the Athens meeting to send a clear message that as Kazakhstan assumes the organization’s chairmanship it needs to bring its human rights record in line with OSCE standards.
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But it's an unwinnable battle. Repatriation costs thousands of euros. The trip from here to Athens, Athens to Kabul: unaffordable. And the Western embassies in Afghanistan don't give out visa to the bereaved to come pay their last respects to their loved ones.
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It's definitely up there with the sports things I've done ... It is the Olympic Torch. It started in Athens and has been all over. It's pretty cool knowing that I'm helping get it to Vancouver.
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There’s no comparison to the preparation for Athens, which fell way behind schedule, and even Beijing had not got so far ahead (as London).
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I actually enjoy this way of doing business. It’s personally very exciting. It energises me. I like going to cities that I like and having a gallery there. It’s something that I’m comfortable with. I’m not opening a gallery in Athens or in Rome because the economy is slow. It doesn’t really have to do w...
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I was on the short end of the stick myself between Athens and Beijing with the pulling out of the 500 metre time trial and also the men's one kilometre time trial to bring in BMX
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It’s no doubt the Buck Belue-to-Lindsay Scott pass against Florida in 1980 is the No. 1 play of all time, but it was fun trying to come up with nearly three dozen more ... There were a lot of big plays in my 25 years in Athens.
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I also want everyone to know that all the live music came from the Loganville and Grayson area ... People need to know how much talent we have right here. They need to support the local places where these people play — keep those dollars here in the community — instead of heading to Atlanta or Athens fo...
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the differences between the status of even well-born women in, say Athens in the 5th century B.C. and those of women in Paris in the 18 century A.D., were far sharper than the distinctions between, the status of say, Madame de Staël and Ségolène Royal.
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Our starters have played a lot of snaps this season ... And I think it was critical that we got them off the field there late in that first half and the entire second half so that we’re running as fresh as we can be going into this point. Because we’re going to need everything we’ve got to go to Athens ...
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It probably would be beating Georgia [21-19 in Athens] on Brad Chambers' field goal [in '98] ... I remember I tried not to look up at the kick. After the game, it was great. Everybody was going to get a piece of the bushes, and I went and got mine. Most guys were just getting like a branch [off the Sanf...
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Our vision is to bring all ESCs in Southeast Ohio together including Perry-Hocking, Athens-Meigs, possibly the IT Center and the area office for ODE ... We want to reduce overhead and provide more effective services.
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U.S. embassies that were behind the overthrow of legal governments in Santiago, Athens, Prague and Tehran planned to topple the newly-established Islamic Republic of Iran.
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Georgia Skies has secured a gate in Atlanta, and they are screening bags here in Athens ... When (passengers) get to Atlanta, (they) don't have to go through screening again.
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The GOTV (get-out-the-vote) program that has triggered the false reports was an effort by the Athens County Democratic Party to compensate volunteers financially for their time spent canvassing ... This program was sponsored by the county Democratic Party, and was not originated by the College Democrats...
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The Ohio Democratic Party had no role in this stupid idea, and I urge Athens County Chairwoman Susan Gwinn to suspend the program immediately and not issue any payments that may have been planned. I call for a complete investigation and prosecution for any wrongdoing in this case.
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I've wanted to bring an event to UGA since I turned pro in 2007 and after I played in Rock-n-Racquets last year I knew it was the event to bring to Athens
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The University of Georgia is proud to host these elite athletes for what should truly be one of the best events for Athens in 2009 ... Hosting an event like this on campus is a unique opportunity and we are excited to have our former Bulldog John Isner, who did so much for our tennis program back as a p...
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