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By Renee Maltezou and Deepa Babington ATHENS (Reuters) - Greece's top Supreme Court judge was named caretaker prime minister on Thursday to lead the country to elections next month, ending a week of political deadlock after leftist leader Alexis Tsipras resigned. The process dragged on for a week as the main conservative opposition and then the far-left Popular Unity party both used their allotted three days in full despite having no chance of success, hoping to delay the election. The conservatives said all must be done to avoid a new round of elections that Greece did not need.More...