Greek government wins vote of confidence
The Greek government won a vote of confidence early Wednesday, overcoming a first hurdle in winning new financing to avoid bankruptcy.
More than half the deputies in the 300-strong parliament backed the socialist government of Prime Minister George Papandreou, who reshuffled his cabinet last week to stiffen resolve behind a painful new austerity program.
(Reporting by Harry Papachristou; Editing by Barry Moody)
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