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A worker cleans the sign of the Bank of Greece from red and black paint, after Sunday's riots, in Athens, on Tuesday, Feb. 14, 2012. (AP Photo/Thanassis Stavrakis)

New setback for Greece bailout as meeting canceled

By Gabriele Steinhauser - Associated Press

Luxembourg's prime minister, Jean-Claude Juncker (right), speaks with Italian Prime Minister and Finance Minister Mario Monti at the EU Council building in Brussels. The 17 finance ministers of euro-using countries met Tuesday in a bid to save their currency and to protect the rest of the global economy from a debt-induced financial tsunami. (Associated Press)

EU nations offer Greece big bailout in currency crisis

By Raf Casert - Associated Press

German Chancellor Angela Merkel voiced strong opposition Tuesday to talk of "eurobonds" as a way to solve the European debt crisis.

Merkel rejects push by EU for ‘eurobonds’

By Geir Moulson - Associated Press

In this file photo, a Greka Oil & Gas cleanup crew works on an oil spill flowing down a creek behind Firestone Vineyard, north of Los Olivos, Calif. in January 2008. On April 11, 2018, California regulators hit the troubled company with a record $12.5 million fine following nearly 1,500 violations in the past year at an oil field in Orange County. (Santa Barbara County Fire Department via Associated Press) **FILE**

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By THE WASHINGTON TIMES

Pressure rises against IMF chief held in N.Y. jail

By Jennifer Peltz - Associated Press