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ELA architect behind bars, makes partial confession Tsigaridas, terrorist group’s fourth arrested suspect, is charged

A 64-year-old architect, whom police suspect of having been the top decision-maker of the Revolutionary Popular Struggle terrorist group, was arrested in his home in one of the capital's most upmarket areas yesterday.
FRONT PAGE NEWS
Corruption debate hits low notes
In a clash reminiscent of past decades when Greece was split into bitter factions, the problem of endemic corruption provoked an explosion of accusations between the government and opposition in Parliament last night.
Olympic sale grounded, again
Greece's privatization program suffered another heavy blow yesterday when the preferred bidder for Olympic Airways walked away from the struggling national carrier, saying it was too difficult to negotiate with the government.
Bishop: All of us were threatened
A dissident bishop outraged the Church of Greece yesterday by claiming that all senior clerics have at some point been blackmailed by journalists, and Archbishop Christodoulos «undoubtedly» knew what was happening.
State foreign language exams
The first state foreign language exams, billed by the government as a cheaper, state-approved version of the exams organized by international language institutes, are to be held in the spring, the Education Ministry said yesterday.
Self-imposed fast kills young medical student
A 20-year-old medical student, who had been suffering from anorexia nervosa for years, died of cardiac arrest brought on by her self-imposed starvation, Ioannina coroner Theodoros Vouyiouklakis said yesterday.
IN BRIEF
University asylum should not apply, Supreme Court prosecutor says : University asylum should not be granted to students alleged to have committed offenses...
Greece’s first private center to open near Thessaloniki : Greece’s first private Vehicle Inspection Center (KTEO) is to be based on the outskirts of Thessaloniki...
Matisse pages disappear : Dozens of pages from a book illustrated by French painter Henri Matisse have disappeared...
Olympic meeting : Athens 2004 Organizing Committee President Gianna Angelopoulos-Daskalaki is to visit Prime Minister Costas Simitis...
Airspace violations : A Turkish fighter jet yesterday harassed a Greek navy aircraft participating in the international anti-terrorism exercise...
Ferry fares : Shipowners yesterday pressed for increases in passenger of 5-9 percent...
Violating duties? : Former prefect of Thessaloniki Costas Papadopoulos is to face trial charged with violating his duties...
Condolence book : A book of condolences for the seven victims of the Columbia space shuttle explosion on Saturday opened at the US Embassy...
Ferries docked : Ferries yesterday remained anchored in Piraeus after the port authorities banned departures due to potentially hazardous weather...


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EDITORIAL
Wrong tactics
The expectations of those who saw yesterday's parliamentary debate as a chance for a major revelation or, at least, an exploration of the causes of corruption and lack of transparency in the Greek State were sorely disappointed. Trying to pre-empt opposition leader Costas Karamanlis, Prime Minister Costas Simitis chose to deny the problem and instead referred to isolated ills that can only be tackled through citizens' cooperation with the police and judicial authorities.
COMMENTARY
Government paradox
The arguments that PASOK uses to refute opposition charges of corruption are erroneous, the parliamentary debate again underscored yesterday. Most importantly, they fall short of convincing the public. The situation for the ordinary citizen is so obvious that the opposition does not need to simplify it any further, nor does the government have the power to complicate or blur it. First of all, corruption is an undeniable fact. The government does not deny this but invokes the fact that about 1,500 cases of public money squandering are pending trial at the Supreme Court.
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