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May 15, 2008

French teachers go on strike over job cuts

PARIS (Reuters) - Hundreds of thousands of French teachers and other public sector workers went on strike on Thursday to protest against job cuts and reforms announced by conservative President Nicolas Sarkozy's government.

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