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The real problem in Greece is not cutting taxes, it's making sure that we don't have tax evasion.

George Papandreou

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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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Evasion
Greece

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