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Only 22 ballots were cast in this year's standoff...
ATHENS: The United States apparently stands to pay a penalty for its diplomatic handiwork in bringing a recent Greek-Turkish standoff to an end. Friday, police blamed the Greek nationalist terror group November 17 for a missile attack on the U.S. Embassy in Athens that barely missed its target. "Until now no organization has claimed responsibility," the anti-terrorism department said in a statement. "But the action and the material used point directly to November 17." November 17 is the only Greek guerrilla group to have used antitank missiles. TIME's Anthee Carassavas reports that the leftist movement it supports...
Davis says she believes the mayoral standoff exists because of each councillor's loyalty to his or her party alliance...
...others believe there is nothing unusual about this year's mayoral standoff...
Cambridge committees, whose chairs are usually appointed by the mayor, have seen their activities stalled by the standoff, according to the Cambridge Chronicle...