Greek court official appointed head of interim govt until next national vote, expected June 17

Newly appointed caretaker Prime Minister Panagiotis Pikramenos, left, shakes hands with Greece President Karolos Papoulias ahead of their meeting at the Presidential palace in Athens, Wednesday, May 16, 2012. The head of Greece's Council of State will take the reins of the country until it holds new elections on June 17, a meeting of party leaders decided Wednesday, a day after power-sharing talks collapsed. (AP Photo/John Kolesidis, Pool)

ATHENS, Greece - A senior judge has been sworn in to head Greece's caretaker government for a month as the debt-crippled country lurches through a political crisis that threatens its membership in the 17-nation eurozone.

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