With tear gas guns loaded, Greece's authorities braced for May Day worker protests today against the government's last-ditch attempts to shrink benefits and payrolls to avoid going broke. Most of Europe remained on edge as Greece's workers vowed to take to the streets in hopes preserving their Socialist government's perks while derailing austerity cuts demanded by the European Union and the International Monetary Fund in exchange for bailing out Greece's cash-strapped economy. Read more: www.nypost.com