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...Greek,” opening June 4, Jonah Hill (“Superbad”) plays the awkward, music-loving Aaron Green, an employee of a major recording company. When his boss sends him to meet rebellious, free-wheeling rockstar-turned-junkie Aldous Snow (Russel Brand) Aaron is nowhere near prepared for the wild hijinks that ensue. He has 72 hours to get Snow from his penthouse in London to the Greek Theater in L.A., but Snow is not going quietly...
...changing Greece will not be easy. Papandreou is pushing ahead with pension reforms and an overhaul that will see more Greeks pay tax. Some of his efforts to improve governance - he wants to put all government decisions and documents on the Internet, for instance - have already been resisted by Socialist colleagues. Change, he says, will be painful. "But if we do what is necessary, we'll come out of this stronger and much more viable." There's no intrinsic flaw in the Greek character, he argues. "It's not in our DNA, it's not even in our cultural...
...Unlike previous rescue deals, the one agreed to Sunday by European finance ministers comes with hard numbers, and Greek officials are hoping it will convince the financial markets that Europe is serious about helping their country recover. But Greece hasn't said yet whether it will ask for the promised money - it still wants to try to borrow from the markets and will watch to see if the pledge is enough to calm investors and bring down interest rates. If that doesn't happen in the next few days, however, officials quietly admit that Greece may have...
...better. "Of course there will be more measures," he says as two gray-haired women haggle over bundles of wild greens, adding that he hopes people will go to the streets to protest when there are. "Maybe in 10 years we will see if things get better." (Read "Greek Austerity Measures Spark Rising Protests...
...Still, the Greek government has so far managed to retain broad support despite the harsh austerity measures and street protests. And even Kontiza - whose husband, a doctor with the military, had his pay cut - says she realizes the government was left with few options for a crisis of this magnitude. But the salary cuts and taxes are starting to bite, and that's souring the mood. Greeks are feeling poor - again - and cutting back their spending. According to the National Confederation of Greek Commerce, retail sales are down 15% to 20% so far this year. Support for the government could...