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Despite the deep reforms we are making, traders and speculators have forced interest rates on Greek bonds to record highs.

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George Papandreou
Age: 72
Born: 1952
Born: June 16
Diplomat
Former Prime Minister Of Greece
Politician
Sociologist
St Paul
Minnesota
George Andreas Papandreou
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