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October 13, 2010

Thousands Join Anti-Austerity Protest in Paris
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And tens of thousands of people marched in the French capital of Paris
Tuesday in the latest protest against the wave of austerity measures
sweeping Europe. Organizers say over 330,000 people turned out. French
unions have organized a campaign to pressure President Nicolas Sarkozy
to drop plans to raise the retirement age from sixty to sixty-two.



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