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2009-01-30 Europe

A million on strike as France feels pinch

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Posted by Steve White 2009-01-30 00:00|| || Front Page|| [3 views ] Top

#1 And so it starts.

Posted by g(r)omgoru 2009-01-30 05:49|| 2009-01-30 05:49|| Front Page Top

#2 Our own govt. should pay close attention to this. They are about one 'corporate bonuses from bailout funds' story away from a similar reaction here.

Posted by bigjim-ky 2009-01-30 07:35|| 2009-01-30 07:35|| Front Page Top

#3 "The president is taking workers for idiots," said Guy Rouget

Appears to be a virus making it's rounds.

Posted by Besoeker 2009-01-30 07:58|| 2009-01-30 07:58|| Front Page Top

#4 It's not serious until they storm the Bastille. Seems like the French have a limited range of reactions to life's challenges. If they can't seduce it, eat it, or ignore it, they riot.

Posted by Richard of Oregon 2009-01-30 09:48|| 2009-01-30 09:48|| Front Page Top

#5 Strikes in France!
Johnson! Stop the presses!!

Posted by tu3031 2009-01-30 10:41|| 2009-01-30 10:41|| Front Page Top

#6 "Listen, our national anthem, The Mayonnaise!... The troops must be dressing."
-- Duck Soup

Posted by mojo 2009-01-30 10:44|| 2009-01-30 10:44|| Front Page Top

#7 ION PRE-OWG EUROZONE, CHINESE MIL FORUM > WORLD ECONOMIC FORUM 2009[WEF]:GLOBAL CRISIS HAS DESTROYED 40% OF WORLD'S WEALTH [in last FIVE QUARTERS/CRISIS GETTING WORSE AND LIKELY TO LAST FOR A LONG TIME; + IMF SAYS BRITAIN TO SUFFER THE WORST RECESSION OF ANY ADVANCED NATION.

Posted by JosephMendiola 2009-01-30 21:36|| 2009-01-30 21:36|| Front Page Top

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