Merkel, in Athens, praises Greek reform progress

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ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Greece won praise Friday from German Chancellor Angela Merkel — the lead advocate of eurozone austerity — for its painful economic turnaround and successful return to markets.

But Merkel added a polite reminder that the bailed-out country still wasn’t out of the woods.

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