The leader of Greece’s leftist party – predicted to top next month’s election – accuses the EU and Germany of “playing poker with people’s lives”, as millions of euros are withdrawn from Greek banks.

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Greek leftist attacks EU ‘poker’

Syrian President Bashar al-Assad says the results of last week’s widely-criticised parliamentary elections prove people support his reforms.

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Assad says Syrians back reforms

President Obama stopped by a Washington sandwich shop Wednesday to pick up some hoagies for a lunch with Capitol Hill leaders at the White House — and to make his latest pitch for Congress to support his economic agenda. Read full article > >

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Obama tries to sandwich Republicans on jobs plan, at a Washington deli

Amid warnings of the possibility of bank runs, state television said June 17 would be the date for a new round of elections.

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Greece Teeters Ahead of New Vote

U.S. and European stocks bounced back after political leaders in Athens agreed to form a caretaker government for the purpose of holding new elections next month.

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European Stocks Bounce Back

ATHENS — The threat of a full economic collapse in Greece escalated Tuesday after warring political factions here failed to forge a new government, triggering fresh elections and heightening chances that this rudderless Mediterranean nation could be forced to abandon the euro. Read full article > >

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Greece fails to form new government, calls new elections

So, Ellen, eh? Funny, sure, but the Kennedy Center’s selection of talk-show host Ellen DeGeneres for the Mark Twain Prize for American Humor certifies a mini-trend of the past three years: Older comedy legends are out; youngish contemporary types are in. Read full article > >

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PARIS — Newly installed French President Francois Hollande declared Tuesday that he would propose a “new pact” to his European partners emphasizing economic stimulus in addition to the fiscal discipline imposed by Germany. Read full article > >

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Hollande proposes ‘new pact’ for Europe in inaugural address

Mitt Romney did not rise on the power of his rhetoric. At the Detroit Economic Club in February, his speech was swallowed by its stadium venue, overshadowed by a gaffe (his wife’s “ couple of Cadillacs ”) and weighed down by leaden language. Early in the primaries, Romney’s attempts to wax poetic on the virtues of America — often by quoting patriotic hymns — were waxen. Read full article > >

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Romney at Liberty: The case for conservatism

The decisive reelection loss of French President Nicolas Sarkozy has many wondering what lies ahead for a Europe divided on how to grapple with its current debt crisis — which, we suppose, is one way of looking at things. Read full article > >

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Carla Bruni-Sarkozy: What’s next for supermodel-turned-first lady? Back to music career

Greek President Karolos Papoulias will hold last-ditch talks with political party leaders Sunday, a week after elections where angry voters punished mainstream parties by backing a range of fringe groups.

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Greece in last-ditch government talks

Greece’s president will start negotiations on Sunday to form a coalition government in a last-ditch effort to avoid new elections and further political turmoil.

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Greece’s President Will Try to Broker a Coalition Government

French left-winger Jean-Luc Melenchon says he will run for the same seat as far-right leader Marine Le Pen in the forthcoming parliamentary election.

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Leftist leader challenges Le Pen

Barack Obama’s mother died on Nov. 7, 1995, a few weeks before her 53rd birthday. She was less than two years older than the president is now. Her death from uterine cancer came between two key events in her son’s life. Four months earlier “Dreams From My Father” had been published; it seemed destined to drown unnoticed in the deep ocean of books. One year later Obama won his first election, to the Illinois state Senate, the initial stop on his swift journey to the White House that, along the way, brought a mass audience to that forgotten memoir, which in its best-selling revival defined his political image and provided him with lifelong financial security. Read full article > >

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The season finale of “ Parks and Recreation ” should have been an hour long. I realize that’s asking a lot of NBC when the network is reportedly on the verge of renewing the Pawnee comedy for a curtailed and allegedly final fifth season . But we waited all season to find out whether Leslie Knope won or lost the election for Pawnee City Council. And all the drama in those election results, which first favored one candidate, then led to a recount, then favored another, felt a little bit rushed. Read full article > >

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‘Parks and Recreation’: The election results are in