Top of the Hour: Greek Cabinet Backs Referendum, Headlines

The Takeaway

The Greek cabinet offered its  unanimous  support this morning to Prime Minister George Papandreou’s controversial plan to hold a referendum on a European bailout plan. Papandreou will hold emergency meetings with French President Nicolas Sarkozy and German Chancellor Angela Merkel at the G-20 summit in France.

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