9/27/2012

Madrid Protesters March Again as Spain Braces for Budget Cuts By Rain - Posted on 27 Septemb


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San Francisco Chronicle - 9/27/12

Emma Ross-Thomas and Bill Faries, ©2012 Bloomberg News

Sept. 27 (Bloomberg) -- Spanish protesters marched for a second night in Madrid, calling on Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy to reverse austerity measures as his nine-month-old government prepared its fifth package of budget cuts.

Thousands demonstrated late yesterday near Parliament, the same site where police detained and clashed with protesters the night before. As Greek police in Athens dispersed protesters with tear gas, Rajoy played down the rallies in Madrid, telling a conference in New York that the “immense majority” of Spaniards aren’t on the street and his government still has three years to pursue its economic overhaul.

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