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2012 Presidential Race - Update
  • Constantinos E. Scaros
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  • February 02, 2012
Mitt Romney verbally pounced upon Newt Gingrich, who was caught off guard by his opponent’s newfound aggression. Gingrich later said, quoting Lincoln, that he stopped responding because Romney was mak...
Greece Can Learn from NYC’s Crimefighting Model
  • By A.H. Diamataris
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  • February 02, 2012
When a New York City police officer gets injured, or worse, in the line of duty, it is a very serious but common occurrence. On Tuesday night, for instance, an undercover officer was shot in the head...
The Acropolis is for Rent – Is George Seferis’ Nightmare Becoming a Reality?
  • Christopher Tripoulas
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  • February 02, 2012
In its latest act of madness, the Greek Government has decided that in addition to mortgaging the country’s future and sentencing the citizenry to perennial poverty and hunger, it would be expedient t...
Poof! Houdini Papandreou Makes PASOK Disappear
  • Andy Dabilis
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  • February 02, 2012
Stand aside Criss Angel (Christopher Sarantakos) and David Copperfield, and let the real maestro of magic on the stage. Criss made a Lamborghini disappear? Copperfield made the Statue of Liberty disap...
Rendezvous With Defeat: Milquetoast Mitt Is Too Bland
  • Constantinos E. Scaros
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  • February 02, 2012
This is an appeal to the “establishment” wing of the Republican Party, who are planning to anoint Mitt Romney as their presidential candidate, and to the rest of the folks who actually think that’s a ...
Where Have You Gone, Archbishop Christodoulos?
  • Theodore Kalmoukos
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  • February 02, 2012
BOSTON, MA – It is unbelievable but true that January 28 marked four years since the charismatic Archbishop Christodoulos of Athens and all of Greece passed away and the question that has been asked e...
About That Tax Evasion Crackdown in Greece
  • Andy Dabilis
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  • January 27, 2012
When Greek Finance Minister Evangelos Venizelos last year said he was going to release a list of tax evaders, it was said to contain the names of 6,000 people owing upwards of $40-$60 billion. As he w...
2012 Presidential Race - Update
  • Constantinos E. Scaros
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  • January 26, 2012
What a week it was! Rick Perry dropped out Thursday morning and endorsed Newt Gingrich, who received additional standing ovations at that evening’s debate and soundly defeated Mitt Romney, Rick Santor...
“Do You Know Who I Am?”
  • Pantelis Boukalas - E-Kathimerini
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  • January 26, 2012
Οnly those who were there know how the scene played out: former Deputy Development Minister Kimon Koulouris, his daughter and the members of the Dias police squad. Even so, they will not have experien...
A Brief History of Foreign and Diaspora Aid to Greece
  • Dr. Andre Gerolymatos
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  • January 26, 2012
To paraphrase Winston Churchill: never have so few owed so much to so many. At least that is the perception in the EU and North America. For financial experts, bankers, and E.U. officials, there cou...
Practicing What We Preach
  • By A.H. Diamataris
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  • January 26, 2012
By Antonis H. Diamataris Harvard University in cooperation with Columbia University released a study conducted on one million students, which proves yet again just how important a role teachers pla...
About That Tax Evasion Crackdown in Greece
  • Andy Dabilis
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  • January 26, 2012
When Greek Finance Minister Evangelos Venizelos last year said he was going to release a list of tax evaders, it was said to contain the names of 6,000 people owing upwards of $40-$60 billion. As he w...
Holding Officials to their Word about St. Nicholas Church
  • Evan C. Lambrou
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  • January 26, 2012
To expand on my viewpoint in your January 14 edition (“Giving Thanks and Keeping Proper Perspective”), the central point is that the Archdiocese, in tandem with Greek American community, must remain v...
Timely Greek Lessons on the Eurozone Crisis
  • January 24, 2012
By George Provopoulos ATHENS. (Financial Times). Greece has undertaken painful adjustments and made progress in solving its problems, but the goals it is striving to achieve are taking longer than ...
Nietzsche: Greeks in Driver’s Seat of New Civilization
  • By A.H. Diamataris
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  • January 19, 2012
During these historic days filled with melancholy and darkness, just before the tidal wave that many analysts and articles in prestigious newspapers are all around the world are predicting, anything t...
Parallel Lives: The Institutional Crisis Facing Greeks Both at Home and Abroad
  • Christopher Tripoulas
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  • January 19, 2012
Despite the seemingly endless onslaught of taxes, wage cuts, more taxes, more wage cuts, and a few more taxes for good measure, the Greek economy appears to be doing worse than ever. Media around the ...
2012 Presidential Race - Update
  • Constantine E. Scaros
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  • January 19, 2012
Newt Gingrich on Monday became the first candidate to receive a standing ovation in a debate this year, and was poised to gain ground as he and fellow contenders Rick Perry and Rick Santorum led a thr...
President Obama’s 3rd Year Report Card Grade: C Plus
  • Constantinos E. Scaros
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  • January 19, 2012
This column has graded President Obama in each of his first two full years as president: an overall grade of B Minus each time. But as Obama’s third year comes to an end, his grades have dropped a bit...
Papandreou’s Pride Brings Down a Party – and a Country
  • Andy Dabilis
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  • January 19, 2012
Not content with helping to destroy his country, former Prime Minister George Papandreou wants to finalize the ruin of the PASOK Socialist Party his father founded 30 years ago on a foundation of patr...
Greek Tax Mess is Based on Fraud, not Inefficiency
  • January 19, 2012
It's like a bad joke. Why did the Greek government borrow so much money? Because it couldn't get its own citizens to pay taxes. The Greek government estimates that one third of taxes owed never get ...
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