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May 2013 Week 2

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ΑNKARA, Turkey (AP) — Turkey’s incumbent President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has declared victory in his country's runoff election, extending his rule into a third decade.

WASHINGTON (AP) — An “agreement in principle” between President Joe Biden and House Speaker Kevin McCarthy would raise the nation's legal debt ceiling, but now Congress has only days to approve a package that includes spending cuts and would avert a potentially disastrous U.

ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — Voters in Turkey returned to the polls Sunday to decide whether the country’s longtime leader stretches his increasingly authoritarian rule into a third decade, or is unseated by a challenger who has promised to restore a more democratic society.

ATHENS (AP) — Newly elected Greek lawmakers were sworn in Sunday but the Parliament in which they sit may be dissolved as early as Monday, ahead of fresh elections on June 25.

WESTFIELD, NJ – Join us on Friday, June 2, at 7 PM for an enlightening symposium to be hosted by the Holy Trinity Greek Orthodox Church Cultural Committee.

ATHENS - Prime Minister Ioannis Sarmas presided over the first comprehensive meeting of the caretaker cabinet at Maximos Mansion on Saturday.

The Fordham Review published a special essay, titled A Ram from Sparta by Constantine N.

SAN FRANCISCO – Secretary Hillary Clinton has officially endorsed Eleni Kounalakis to become California's next governor, making her the first female to hold this position in the state.

NEW YORK – The impressive, premium Greek wines from two great wineries, Lantides and Dougos, were featured at a tasting event held at Stafili in New York City on May 25.

Former diplomat and presidential advisor Henry Kissinger marks his 100th birthday on Saturday, outlasting many of his political contemporaries who guided the United States through one of its most tumultuous periods including the presidency of Richard Nixon and the Vietnam War.

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Johnny Rutherford and Gordon Johncock delivered spectacular results at the 1973 Indianapolis 500 that were overshadowed by perhaps the worst month in the history of the storied race.

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