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Papandreou Wins Confidence Vote

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But reportedly agrees to step down.

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Greek Prime Minister George Papandreou won a vote of confidence Friday night, but sources told Reuters he planned to step down. Papandreou reportedly struck a deal with Finance Minister Evangelos Venizelos to form a coalition government with the goal of getting Greece's Parliament to approve the hugely unpopular euro-zone bailout...

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