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Boston Globe - Jul 04, 2009
Greek police said yesterday that they were holding 10 people in connection with the January kidnapping of a Greek shipping magnate who was freed after paying a record $42 million ransom.... »

Greek Siemens suspect reportedly confessed to corruption charges

Monsters and Critics.com - Jul 04, 2009
The former director of industrial giant Siemens AG in Greece, Michalis Christoforakos, has apparently confessed to charges of bribery, German media reported Saturday.... »

Top Greek judge's car, tax office hit by bombs (AFP)

Change at top of judiciary (eKathimerini)

Queries choke smoking hotline (eKathimerini)

Museum curator, 80, murdered on the job (eKathimerini)

Former Greek Siemens exec ordered held in Germany (eTaiwan News)

Greece acts to stub out smoking (BBC)

Greek President addresses FYROM from Serbia (Focus Information Agency)

Illegal migration a risk to Greek democracy - EU (Times of Malta)

Karatzaferis says Iran to release journalist

Ex-PASOK official sheds light on finances (CNN)

Cameroon: Greece Suspends Embassy in Yaounde (AllAfrica.com)

EU vows to help with immigration (eKathimerini)

Talat urges Turkey, Greece, Britain to join Cyprus security talks (worldbulletin.net)

Anguish over mass Israeli arrests (Cyprus Mail)

UK swine flu can no longer be contained (Guardian)

Ankara defiant after EU accusations on illegal migration (Today's Zaman)

Ankara takes slow step forward in EU accession talks (Today's Zaman)

13 die as freight train derails, explodes in Italy (MSNBC)

Mousavi 'must face treason trial' (BBC)

North Korea missile tests defy UN (BBC)

Russia 'agrees US troop transit' (BBC)

Palin quitting early as Alaska governor (CNN)

British embassy staff in Iran 'face trial' (BBC)

Top-ranking British soldier killed in Afghanistan (CNN)

Greek, Spain bourses connect with Link Up Markets (Reuters)

Tweak for building laws (eKathimerini)

OPAP agrees new sales deal with Greece agents (Guardian)

Greek May household credit growth slows to 7.3 pct (Reuters)

Greek economy to start recovering by year-end- finmin (Guardian)

Greece expects zero growth in 2009 (MSN Money)

Greece in control at Mediterranean Games (Universal Sports)

Ghana: Agogo for Panionios FC (AllAfrica.com)

Greek Star Secures Mediterranean Men’s Singles Crown (ITTF)

Leto completes Panathinaikos deal (BBC)

Schalke Sign Greek Midfielder Vassilios Pliatsikas (Goal.com)

Greek medal winners fail doping tests (Guardian)

Treasurer's Aide Helped Get Teen In To UI (CBS 2 Chicago)

Giannoulias aide put kid on clout list for priest (Chicago Tribune)

Greek official to visit America in October (St. Augustine Record)

Greek immigrant decks out Hwy 12 in red, white and blue (Lodi News-Sentinel)

Vardalos, Corbett still have chemistry in 'Hate' (Reuters)

Pappas remains hopeful as decathlete (NRToday.com)

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December may come tomorrow (by Πάσχος Μανδραβέλης) - 5 June)

The United States and
the Making of Modern Greece:
History and Power, 1950-1974
Author James Edward Miller
demonstrates how U.S. officials sought,
over a period of twenty-five years,
to cultivate Greece as a strategic
Cold War ally in order to check the
spread of Soviet influence.
astore.amazon.com

On this day...

July 4

1822: The Battle of Peta was fought during the Greek War of Independence.
1961: Olympiakos stunned World Champions FC Santos 2-1
1994: Turkish Diplomat, Omer Sipahioglu, was shot dead in Palio Faliron. The Revolutionary Organization 17 November assumed responsibility.
1999: Greek-American Pete Sampras won his 6th Wimbledon title by defeating Andre Agassi 3-0 sets.
2004: The Greek National Football Team defeated Portugal in the final of Euro 2004 and were crowned European Champions
Births:Anna Fonsou (1940), actress