It appears that no one in Greek politics wants to take responsibility for the massive pain that will be inflicted on Greek citizens as a result of the austerity program negotiated between Prime Minister Papademos and the EU. Successful adoption of the austerity program means that Greece will receive $170 billion in bail out funds. BBC: Greek PM Lucas Papademos has failed to secure the support of his coalition for a raft of new austerity measures, after more than seven hours of talks. He met officials from three parties to try to secure a deal leading to a fresh bailout package. The main stumbling block was proposed pension cuts, reports said. Immediately after the talks ended, Mr Papademos held a meeting with officials from the "troika" of bailout creditors which broke up after several hours. A statement issued by the prime minister's office said the aim of the meeting with the troika - representatives from the European Union, the European Central Bank and the International Monetary Fund - was to....
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