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Updated: March 10, 2010 at 19:13 PM EST

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Greece softens tone as regulators question CDS ban

Reuters - Mar 10, 2010
Moves to ban some types of credit default swap trading lost momentum on Wednesday as Britain's top regulator said there was no case for emergency action and Greece toned down its attacks on speculators.... »

Greek Crisis Is Over, Rest of Region Safe, Prodi Says

Business Week - Mar 10, 2010
The worst of Greece's financial crisis is over and other European nations won't follow in its path, said former European Commission President Romano Prodi.... »

6 Arrested In File-sharing Crackdown (CBS News)

Greece flights cancelled as air traffic controllers strike (Daily Mail)

Woman, 62, held over entrepreneur’s murder (eKathimerini)

Fears of a Greek bank run (CNN)

Garbage strike extended amid Greek protests (Business Week)

Greek public, private sector clash over austerity (Reuters)

Greek CDS overtures fall on deaf ears in Washington (Reuters)

US joins fight against speculators (eKathimerini)

Minister rejects Siemens CEO link (eKathimerini)

Obama Pledges Friendship To Debt-Riddled Greece

Greece added to US visa waiver program (Inquirer.net)

Financial reform key as Obama meets with Greek leader (CNN)

Bluefin tuna trade ban gains European Union backing (BBC)

Euro leaders aim to ban derivatives speculation (First Post)

Three arrested for corpse theft (eKathimerini)

Collider to shut down for a year (BBC)

Merkel: Greece Doing Its Homework With Big 1st Step (Market News Int'l)

Greek crisis will not hit tourism (Straits Times)

Mexico's Carlos Slim overtakes Gates in world rich list (BBC)

Mobile that allows bosses to snoop on staff developed (BBC)

Salty, sweet: study says fat is the sixth 'taste' (Yahoo)

Biden steps up pressure on Israel (BBC)

NATO extends anti-piracy mission until end of 2012 (Earthtimes)

China's exports see big increase (BBC)

Budget deficit down in Jan-Feb

Greece says no budget slippage, concerned by yields (Reuters)

Speculators under the spotlight (eKathimerini)

EU’s Rehn Says Greece ‘On Track’ to Meet Deficit-Cutting Goals (Business Week)

Greece will come through crisis without bailout, IMF head says (Guardian)

Greek tax collectors on strike (Straits Times)

Top 16 Qualification Possibilities, Week 6 (Euroleague)

Europa League Preview: Panathinaikos – Standard Liege (Goal.com)

No changes at top of basketball table (eKathimerini)

Rehhagel likely to stay on (eKathimerini)

Depleted PAO wins at EA Patras (eKathimerini)

European water polo splash for Ethnikos women’s team (eKathimerini)

White House Warms to Giannoulias? (Atlantic Online (blog))

Toronto’s Greek revival is alive and well (Buffalo News)

Greece urges expatriates to help cut its debt (Guardian)

Katsanis stands on his record in re-election bid (News-Sun)

South Australia Michael Rann: 'FYROM president steals Greek history'

Baseball: Cokinos signs for college, to play for Greece (Houston Chronicle)

Opinions/Articles/Editorials

A new service by Phantis, featuring opinions, articles, editorials and user feedback

Or was Greece ’punished’ just for saying no?‏ (by Georgios Gialtouridis) - 7 March)

Are you born or do you become Greek? (by Nicolas Mottas) - 9 February)

Or was Greece ’punished’ just for saying no?‏

by Georgios Gialtouridis

Events leading to the Federal Reserve’s inquiry on ’bets’ against Greece

Daddy's War:
Greek American Stories
Author Irene Kacandes
reconstructs what happened to her
paternal family in Greece during the
Second World War and Occupation,
astore.amazon.com

On this day...

March 11

1923: The "Alexander Z" sank in the Saronic Gulf. 150 sailors drowned.
1981: An earthquake, measuring 5.6 on the Richter scale, rocked Epirus
1991: The trial for the Bank of Crete scandal began with Giorgos Koskotas as the chief defendant.
Births: Cornelius Castoriadis, Marxist philosopher (1922)
Deaths: Sophia Vembo, the "Singer of Victory" (1978).