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June 20, 2011

Spain: Tens of Thousands March to Protest Unemployment, Failing Economy 
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Tens of thousands of Spanish protesters marched Sunday in Madrid to
protest high unemployment and bleak economic prospects. Other protests
were held across Spain. The unemployment rate in Spain has topped 21
percent—the highest in the 17-nation Eurozone.

	
		
Jose Luis, protester: "Politicians continue to ignore us, they keep
saying we are protesting against the crisis, because of unemployment.
What we are protesting against is their attitude, we don't like it, they
ignore us when we are out here in the streets. We have a clear message,
but they water it down, manipulate it and say other things. As they
ignore us we have to continue coming out here to see if they finally
listen."

	


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