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Archbishop race on Holy Synod goes to polls today to choose Christodoulos successor All four candidates vying to succeed the late Archbishop Christodoulos yesterday made last-ditch efforts to secure votes ahead of today's elections.

FRONT PAGE NEWS

Bribe probe unsettling for PASOK

The deepening investigation into alleged bribes paid in the past to members of the Greek government...

Doctor guilty of tourist’s death

A Rhodes court yesterday passed down a suspended jail sentence on a junior doctor...

Migrating bugs are on the rise

Warmer global temperatures are likely to create conditions for an increase in pests able to carry diseases...

Soccer fan clubs get the boot

Autonomous clubs for soccer supporters are to be banned and replaced by less fanatic groupings...

24-hour strike by cabbies...

Taxis are seen lined up in Athens...

Loggers want pay or flood works face chop

Hundreds of woodcutters who were called in to help build flood defenses in the Peloponnese...

IN BRIEF

Minors disappearing from Patras camp, local aid workers claim : Police yesterday continued transferring immigrant adolescents...

British girl who was served toxic drink in Cyprus is getting better, doctors say : A 2-year-old British girl who suffered internal burns...

Author speaks on Islam and Europe : Muslims living in Europe are flexible enough to abide...

Store suit : The owners of stores in central Athens that were damaged...

Dwellings demolished : Regional authorities in Achaia, northern Peloponnese, knocked down...

Mine detonated : Bomb experts destroyed a submerged sea mine...

Bad hangover : A gang that imported thousands of liters of low-quality alcohol...

Bank robbery : An armed robber yesterday held up a branch of Probank...


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Farmers pour milk...
EDITORIAL

Siemens must help with the inquiry A very simple way exists to make Siemens officials disclose everything they know concerning the alleged kickbacks to Greek politicians and state employees: If the government really wants to resolve the case, it only has to inform the German company that it will be excluded from future tenders unless it agrees to support the efforts of Greek investigators.

COMMENTARY

Dodging responsibility Those who still remember Costas Karamanlis's political discourse up to 2004 probably agree that the impact of political power is not unlike the spells of Circe. In the absence of a clear political plan and strong political will, the best of intentions can soon become a nightmare. After an early period of «humility» and «moderation,» the conservatives took the beaten track, effectively rehashing the Simitis sound bite: «Any evidence should be submitted to the prosecutor.»

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