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Greece Receives First Installment of Bailout Loan

   Lisa Bryant | Paris 18 May 2010

   Greece  has  received  the first part of a massive rescue package from
   the  European Union and International Monetary Fund on Tuesday to help
   it out of its fiscal crisis. The money came as the European Union took
   new measures to crack down on financial excesses.
   Athens  has  received the first $18 billion installment of the massive