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Reuters -By Michael Winfrey and Karolina Tagaris

ATHENS | Tue Nov 6, 2012 6:10pm EST

Protesters shout slogans during an anti-austerity rally in front of the parliament in Athens November 6, 2012. REUTERS-Yorgos Karahalis

Protestors shout slogans during an anti-austerity rally in front of the parliament in Athens November 6, 2012. Credit: Reuters/Yorgos Karahalis.

(Reuters) - Greece's coalition government hopes to overcome its own divisions and defy protesters' fury at parliament's gates on Wednesday to push through an austerity package needed to secure an injection of aid and avert bankruptcy [2].

Prime Minister Antonis Samaras is expected to narrowly win support for the cocktail of budget cuts, tax hikes and labor reforms. The smallest party in his conservative-liberal coalition will oppose the measures, leaving him with a margin of just a handful of votes.

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[3] http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/11/06/us-greece-idUSBRE8A51JR20121106
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