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Greek premier says default would lead to 'chaos'

George Karatzaferis, leader of the rightist LAOS party, left, holds a gift for the Greek President Karolos Papoulias, right, during their meeting at the Presidential palace in Athens, Friday, Feb. 10, 2012. The leader of a junior partner in Greece's coalition government says his will not vote for new austerity measures, required for a massive new bailout deal to avoid bankruptcy.

Greece's future in the eurozone came under renewed threat Friday as popular protests again turned violent and dissent grew among its lawmakers after European leaders demanded deeper spending cuts.

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