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June 8, 2015

Thousands Protest G7 Summit in Germany 
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President Obama is joining other world leaders in Germany today as the
G7 summit comes to a close. Heads of state are holding talks in a
secluded resort inside a hundred-year-old castle. Outside the summit
protesters have been met by a massive show of police force, with as many
as 20,000 officers deployed. Thousands of demonstrators took to the
streets Saturday in the nearby town of Garmisch. On Sunday, leaders and
reporters had to be shuttled to the G7 talks by helicopter after
protesters blocked a main road. Issues under discussion include climate
change, austerity, Greece's fiscal crisis, the Transpacific Partnership
trade deal, and what President Obama called "Russian aggression" in
Ukraine.

 

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