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ATHENS, GREECE - FEBRUARY 16: A man withdraws money from a cashpoint next to a woman begging with a child in the Omonia district on February 16, 2012 in Athens, Greece. Following a meeting yesterday, finance ministers across the Eurozone are calling... View Photo »
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ATHENS, GREECE - FEBRUARY 16: A woman looks out from a window of a towerblock opposite Athens' Central Market in the Omonia district on February 16, 2012 in Athens, Greece. Following a meeting yesterday, finance ministers across the Eurozone are... View Photo »
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A man walks in front of a damaged National bank branch in central Athens February 16, 2012. Greece expressed hope it was within days of finally securing a 130-billion-euro EU/IMF bailout to ease its debt crisis but markets reacted sceptically on... View Photo »
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A beggar sits in front of a closed Alfa bank branch as people walk by in central Athens February 16, 2012. Greece expressed hope it was within days of finally securing a 130-billion-euro EU/IMF bailout to ease its debt crisis but markets reacted... View Photo »
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Protesters from the communist-affiliated trade union PAME shout slogans during an anti-austerity rally in Athens February 16, 2012. Greece expressed hope it was within days of finally securing a 130-billion-euro EU/IMF bailout to ease its debt crisis... View Photo »
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A Greek flag is reflected on smashed windows of a bank in Athens on Thursday Feb. 16, 2012. Mounting confusion over whether Greece will get vital bailout cash to avoid defaulting next month is rekindling fears that Europe's debt crisis will spread to... View Photo »
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ATHENS, GREECE - FEBRUARY 16: Men sell assorted items from makeshift stalls in the Thesseion district on February 16, 2012 in Athens, Greece. Following a meeting yesterday, finance ministers across the Eurozone are calling for greater scrutiny and... View Photo »
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ATHENS, GREECE - FEBRUARY 16: Members of the public walk past a graffiti-covered wall on February 16, 2012 in Athens, Greece. Following a meeting yesterday, finance ministers across the Eurozone are calling for greater scrutiny and oversight of... View Photo »
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ATHENS, GREECE - FEBRUARY 16: A mannequin of a child stands behind the damaged window of a fashion store on February 16, 2012 in Athens, Greece. Following a meeting yesterday, finance ministers across the Eurozone are calling for greater scrutiny and... View Photo »
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ATHENS, GREECE - FEBRUARY 16: A man stops to read the front pages of newspapers from a vendor's stall in the Omonia district on February 16, 2012 in Athens, Greece. Following a meeting yesterday, finance ministers across the Eurozone are calling for... View Photo »
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ATHENS, GREECE - FEBRUARY 16: A man empties a postbox next to graffiti-covered wall on February 16, 2012 in Athens, Greece. Following a meeting yesterday, finance ministers across the Eurozone are calling for greater scrutiny and oversight of Greece's... View Photo »
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ATHENS, GREECE - FEBRUARY 16: A woman walks past a statue with 'fight now' graffiti on it outside the University of Athens on February 16, 2012 in Athens, Greece. Following a meeting yesterday, finance ministers across the Eurozone are calling for... View Photo »
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ATHENS, GREECE - FEBRUARY 16: Members of the public queue to receive free food opposite Athens' Central Market in the Omonia district on February 16, 2012 in Athens, Greece. Following a meeting yesterday, finance ministers across the Eurozone are... View Photo »
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ATHENS, GREECE - FEBRUARY 16: A single shop is illuminated before sun rise on February 16, 2012 in Athens, Greece. Following a meeting yesterday, finance ministers across the Eurozone are calling for greater scrutiny and oversight of Greece's proposed... View Photo »
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ATHENS, GREECE - FEBRUARY 16: Two immigrant men push a shopping trolley through the streets of Athens' Omonia district on February 16, 2012 in Athens, Greece. Following a meeting yesterday, finance ministers across the Eurozone are calling for greater... View Photo »
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ATHENS, GREECE - FEBRUARY 16: Homeless men sleep rough beneath a graffiti-covered wall in a train station on February 16, 2012 in Athens, Greece. Following a meeting yesterday, finance ministers across the Eurozone are calling for greater scrutiny and... View Photo »
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ATHENS, GREECE - FEBRUARY 16: A butcher cuts meat for a customer in Athens' Central Market in the Omonia district on February 16, 2012 in Athens, Greece. Following a meeting yesterday, finance ministers across the Eurozone are calling for greater... View Photo »
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ATHENS, GREECE - FEBRUARY 16: A view of Athens from Mars Hill shortly before dawn on February 16, 2012 in Athens, Greece. Following a meeting yesterday, finance ministers across the Eurozone are calling for greater scrutiny and oversight of Greece's... View Photo »
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ATHENS, GREECE - FEBRUARY 16: A single car travels along a road from the coast before sun rise on February 16, 2012 in Athens, Greece. Following a meeting yesterday, finance ministers across the Eurozone are calling for greater scrutiny and oversight... View Photo »
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A worker cleans the facade of the Bank of Greece in Athens February 16, 2012. Greece expressed hope it was within days of finally securing a 130-billion-euro EU/IMF bailout to ease its debt crisis but markets reacted skeptically on Thursday as acrimony... View Photo »
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Protesters from the communist-affiliated trade union PAME shout slogans during an anti-austerity rally in Athens February 16, 2012. Greece expressed hope it was within days of finally securing a 130-billion-euro EU/IMF bailout to ease its debt crisis but markets reacted skeptically on...
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ATHENS, GREECE - FEBRUARY 16: Men sell assorted items from makeshift stalls in the Thesseion district on February 16, 2012 in Athens, Greece. Following a meeting yesterday, finance ministers across the Eurozone are calling for greater scrutiny and oversight of Greece's proposed budget...
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A shop owner hangs a banner outside his clothing store in central Athens reading '60 years of fashion - Now we're closing' on February 14, 2012. Greece is in great danger of being forced from the eurozone, its finance minister said in a dramatic admission that a debt rescue to avert...
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ATHENS, GREECE - FEBRUARY 16: Members of the public walk past a graffiti-covered wall on February 16, 2012 in Athens, Greece. Following a meeting yesterday, finance ministers across the Eurozone are calling for greater scrutiny and oversight of Greece's proposed budget cuts in order to...
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ATHENS, GREECE - FEBRUARY 16: A mannequin of a child stands behind the damaged window of a fashion store on February 16, 2012 in Athens, Greece. Following a meeting yesterday, finance ministers across the Eurozone are calling for greater scrutiny and oversight of Greece's proposed...
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ATHENS, GREECE - FEBRUARY 16: A man stops to read the front pages of newspapers from a vendor's stall in the Omonia district on February 16, 2012 in Athens, Greece. Following a meeting yesterday, finance ministers across the Eurozone are calling for greater scrutiny and oversight of...
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ATHENS, GREECE - FEBRUARY 16: A man empties a postbox next to graffiti-covered wall on February 16, 2012 in Athens, Greece. Following a meeting yesterday, finance ministers across the Eurozone are calling for greater scrutiny and oversight of Greece's proposed budget cuts in order to...
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ATHENS, GREECE - FEBRUARY 16: A woman walks past a statue with 'fight now' graffiti on it outside the University of Athens on February 16, 2012 in Athens, Greece. Following a meeting yesterday, finance ministers across the Eurozone are calling for greater scrutiny and oversight of...
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ATHENS, GREECE - FEBRUARY 16: Members of the public queue to receive free food opposite Athens' Central Market in the Omonia district on February 16, 2012 in Athens, Greece. Following a meeting yesterday, finance ministers across the Eurozone are calling for greater scrutiny and...
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ATHENS, GREECE - FEBRUARY 16: A single shop is illuminated before sun rise on February 16, 2012 in Athens, Greece. Following a meeting yesterday, finance ministers across the Eurozone are calling for greater scrutiny and oversight of Greece's proposed budget cuts in order to approve...
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ATHENS, GREECE - FEBRUARY 16: Two immigrant men push a shopping trolley through the streets of Athens' Omonia district on February 16, 2012 in Athens, Greece. Following a meeting yesterday, finance ministers across the Eurozone are calling for greater scrutiny and oversight of Greece's...
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ATHENS, GREECE - FEBRUARY 16: Homeless men sleep rough beneath a graffiti-covered wall in a train station on February 16, 2012 in Athens, Greece. Following a meeting yesterday, finance ministers across the Eurozone are calling for greater scrutiny and oversight of Greece's proposed...
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ATHENS, GREECE - FEBRUARY 16: A butcher cuts meat for a customer in Athens' Central Market in the Omonia district on February 16, 2012 in Athens, Greece. Following a meeting yesterday, finance ministers across the Eurozone are calling for greater scrutiny and oversight of Greece's...
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ATHENS, GREECE - FEBRUARY 16: A single car travels along a road from the coast before sun rise on February 16, 2012 in Athens, Greece. Following a meeting yesterday, finance ministers across the Eurozone are calling for greater scrutiny and oversight of Greece's proposed budget cuts in...
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A worker cleans the facade of the Bank of Greece in Athens February 16, 2012. Greece expressed hope it was within days of finally securing a 130-billion-euro EU/IMF bailout to ease its debt crisis but markets reacted skeptically on Thursday as acrimony grew between Athens and euro zone...
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North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) Secretary-General Anders Fogh Rasmussen (R) and Greek Foreign Minister Stavros Dimas speak before a meeting on February 16, 2012 in Athens. Rasmussen said NATO would look to boost cooperation with North African and Middle Eastern countries, a...
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NATO Secretary-General Anders Fogh Rasmussen (L) and Greek Foreign Minister Stavros Dimas address reporters during a news conference in Athens February 16, 2012.
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Greece's Foreign Minister Stavros Dimas (L) escorts NATO Secretary-General Anders Fogh Rasmussen (front R) to his office in Athens February 16, 2012.
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Greece's Prime Minister Lucas Papademos (L) welcomes NATO Secretary-General Anders Fogh Rasmussen in Athens February 16, 2012.
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ATHENS, GREECE - FEBRUARY 16: A man withdraws money from a cashpoint next to a woman begging with a child in the Omonia district on February 16, 2012 in Athens, Greece. Following a meeting yesterday, finance ministers across the Eurozone are calling for greater scrutiny and oversight...
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