Greeks plan no ticket bonanza
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Olympics officials say they will not give away free tickets in a bid to get spectators into unfilled venues.
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Squeezed by a swelling public deficit and debt following last month's costly Athens Olympics, the Greek government said it would cut defence spending and boost revenue by 1.5 billion euros (1.84 billion dollars) in privatisation receipts.
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The Greek government says  this year's Olympic Games in Athens cost 8.8bn euros  -  almost double the original estimate.
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Greek demonstrators opposed to US policy in Iraq are planning to protest against the upcoming visit to Athens by US Secretary of State Colin Powell.
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Greece said the government will spend 7.2 billion euros ($9.3 billion) on the Athens Olympics, 56 percent more than the initial budget, as construction delays and security for the first Summer Games since the Sept.
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ATHENS, Greece - US Secretary of State Colin Powell canceled a weekend visit to attend the closing ceremony of the Olympics, prompting Greek communists who had organized anti-American protests in central Athens to claim victory Saturday.
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ATHENS, Greece - The joyous Greek revelers who turned Olympic Stadium into a flag-waving sea of sky blue and pure white did not want to hear it.
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Greece, the brashest team at the European Basketball Championship who usually fears no one, looks as if it needs a pep talk.
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Greeks hope increased tourism will help them pay the $9 to $12 billion pricetag.
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Â¶The very pleasant Games most people experienced, superimposed on one of the world&#39;s historic cities. Â¶The very expensive Games that Greeks will have to underwrite for decades.
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Greece&#39;s top two sprinters pulled out of the Olympic Games Wednesday after inflicting six days of embarrassment on their country in a hide-and-seek contest with anti-doping enforcers.
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The Greek government on Friday urged protestors planning demonstrations against the arrival here of United States Secretary of State Colin Powell not to mar the hitherto
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ATHENS, Aug 30 (IPS) - Greece is set to pay an enormous cost after a week  of unstoppable inferno, with fires still burning out of control.
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Greek authorities will launch an ambitious effort next month to replant the blackened wasteland left behind by the summer's deadly wildfires around the birthplace of the ancient Olympics.
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Description: In the weeks leading up to the Olympics in Athens, hotels expected huge crowds to flood the city. Instead, people are staying away not only from the Games, but the city&#39;s hotels as well. Many blame the lack of crowds on price gouging. NPR&#39;s ...
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News that Greece&#39;s top two sprinters have withdrawn from the Athens Olympics over missed dope tests has swept through the crowd gathered at the home of the ancient Games to watch the shot put.
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After a seven-day saga featuring missed drug tests, a suspicious motorcycle crash and defiant denials, Greece&#39;s top two sprinters pulled out of the Athens Olympics on Wednesday rather than be kicked out.