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France: Open-ended strikes over reforms begin (AP)

October 12th, 2010

A passenger uses his computer in the waiting room of the empty Lyon Perrache train station, central France, Tuesday Oct. 12, 2010. Train drivers launched an open-ended strike Monday night. They will be joined by workers from throughout the French economy on Tuesday. Both groups are angry at a pension reform the Senate is expected to pass by the week's end. (AP Photo/Laurent Cipriani)AP - Workers tried to shut down France on Tuesday with strikes affecting transportation, schools and the postal service in a showdown with President Nicolas Sarkozy over his government’s attempt to raise the retirement age by two years to save money.


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