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Wednesday Nov 14, 2012 10:10 am

Millions Stage Europe’s First General Strike

By Eric Murphy

A protester is arrested in Madrid during the Europe-wide Nov. 14 general strike against austerity measures. The protests, coordinated by unions, shut down Spain's public transit.   (Photo by Pablo Blazquez Dominguez/Getty Images)

Millions of workers in Spain, Portugal, Belgium, France, Italy and Greece went on strike today in a coordinated protest against austerity measures.

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