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Elections moving closer PM dodges poll question as easier high school exams are highlighted Rumors of early elections resurfaced yesterday after a comment by Prime Minister Costas Karamanlis and suggestions by university exam markers that this year's tests had been easier than other years, thus ensuring that more students will be filling places at regional technical colleges.

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Infant’s death points to failings

A newborn baby died in Athens yesterday after it took almost three hours for a specially equipped ambulance to arrive at the Tzaneio Hospital...

Unruly drivers face crackdown

Tougher penalties for drivers caught breaching traffic regulations will come into effect tomorrow with fines increasing by as much as 400 percent.

Suspects to face bond questions

Authorities are expected to start questioning on Monday more than 25 people regarded as suspects in the scandal...

Greek man to have TB tests

A Greek man who shared a flight from the USA to Europe with a US national diagnosed with a dangerous strain of tuberculosis...

Greeks encouraged to eat more beans

Officials yesterday encouraged Greeks to eat more beans, saying they have similar levels of protein to meat...

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Rescuers scour Lousios River as locals declare three days of mourning : Rescuers continued to search yesterday for the body of a 27-year-old man feared drowned...

Jerusalem patriarch is informed that Jordan no longer recognizes him : Patriarch Theophilos III of Jerusalem was officially...

Acropolis in the dark on Tuesday : Lights at the Acropolis and other city landmarks and public buildings will be switched off...

Suspect confesses : A 39-year-old man has been remanded in custody in Thessaloniki after being questioned in relation to the murder...

Suburban railway : The will connect Piraeus to Athens International Airport...

Hashed job : Port Authority officials in Kyparissia...

Fuel cheats : A prosecutor will investigate 35 truck owners that transport heating oil...

Ombudsman investigation : The Ombudsman has sent a report to a prosecutor for further investigation...


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Chris Atkinson is airborne...
EDITORIAL

Political geometry PASOK governments have justifiably been accused in the past of serving politically expedient objectives by setting up university departments in every town and village.Unfortunately, the conservative administration is repeating the Socialist blunder, though by following a slightly different path.

COMMENTARY

First steps Even government officials admit that the conservative administration has so far failed to resolve the major problems dogging the Greek economy and society. Prime Minister Costas Karamanlis has repeatedly said that there is a long way to go, while Economy Minister Giorgos Alogoskoufis recently noted that the Greek economy is still beset by structural weaknesses.

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