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Jim Warren Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Mar-28-06 11:51 AM
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French protesters pour into the streets(200,000)
Nationwide strikes disrupted airline, train and bus services, and sent more than 200,000 protesters into the streets across France on Tuesday as unions joined in solidarity with students angered by a new youth labor law.
As public pressure mounted amid the largest demonstrations yet against the controversial employment contract, cracks appeared within the conservative government.


http://www.miami.com/mld/miamiherald/14200603.htm
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_TJ_ Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Mar-28-06 12:02 PM
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1. Good for them
Up with people power :)
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Alamom Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Mar-28-06 12:04 PM
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2. It's on CNN (live) now....n/t.
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Alamom Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Mar-28-06 12:05 PM
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4. oops, already over...should get some more coverage. n/t
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Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Mar-28-06 12:05 PM
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3. good - seeing protests always gives me hope n/t
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Mass Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Mar-28-06 12:41 PM
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5. Actually about 3 millions, according to the article you posted.
Edited on Tue Mar-28-06 12:42 PM by Mass
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brainshrub Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Mar-28-06 12:42 PM
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6. Wow
Edited on Tue Mar-28-06 12:42 PM by brainshrub
Wow

I would love to see/hear/read what happened.
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