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French Protests Over Pension Turn Violent

by Eleanor Beardsley, NPR
October 19, 2010

The strikes in France have reached major sectors of society, with passenger jet service cut in half, roads blocked and schools closed. All this in protest of a vote this week in the French Senate that would increase the age of retirement from 60 to 62.

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  • All Things Considered, October 19, 2010
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