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Firemen extinguish a fire after clashes between students and policemen during a demonstration against austerity measures in Education on Feb. 29 in Barcelona. Students across Spain staged sit-ins and noisy demonstrations over crisis spending cuts, labour market reforms and recent police violence against protestors.
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A man confronts hooded protesters who were vandalizing a bank during a protest against cuts in public education in Barcelona, on Feb. 29.
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Students demonstrate to protest austerity measures in Education on Feb. 29 in Valencia. Students across Spain staged sit-ins and noisy demonstrations over crisis spending cuts, labor market reforms and recent police violence against protestors.
Spanish students in Barcelona clashed Wednesday with police and set fire to garbage containers during nationwide protests against education spending cuts.
Police said officers in riot gear charged a crowd outside the stock market in Spain's second largest city after protesters who had broken away from a peaceful rally of thousands threw rocks and other objects. Authorities made an unspecified number of arrests.
The fire in the containers spread to a car and protesters smashed a bank window.
The country is enduring steep austerity cuts and the prospect of recession as the government tries to stem an unemployment rate of almost 23 percent. Among those under age 25 it approaches a staggering 50 percent.
-- Associated Press
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Students burn a doll representing the death of the public university system in front of Barcelona's stock exchange during a student's demonstration against austerity measures in Education on Feb. 29 in Barcelona. Students across Spain staged sit-ins and noisy demonstrations over crisis spending cuts, labor market reforms and recent police violence against protestors.
Lluis Gene / AFP - Getty Images
Students clash with policemen during a demonstration against austerity measures in Education on Feb. 29 in Barcelona. Students across Spain staged sit-ins and noisy demonstrations over crisis spending cuts, labor market reforms and recent police violence against protestors.
Lluis Gene / AFP - Getty Images
Students protest during a demonstration against austerity measures in Education on Feb. 29 in Barcelona. Students across Spain staged sit-ins and noisy demonstrations over crisis spending cuts, labour market reforms and recent police violence against protestors.
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Oh well at least they get "free" medical over threre,and they're unemployed so they won't be missing anytime from work.
Just see the effects of all the Iraqi wars.
Oil prices which were hardly $30 a barrel shot up to $140 a barrel with 1991 and 2003 wars.
Since 2003, future traders, rating agencies, Wall Street and oil companies and their lobbyists transferred, five trillion dollars from oil importing countries to oil exporting nations.
Now we have PIIGS.
US and many are using too much of credit cards and credit limits are reaching fast!
With Iran and Syria directed again by Saudis, oil companies, lobbyists and their puppets, oil prices are jumping and may jump up to $200 a barrel!
See these student protestors! A few days back, there was a photo (was it NYT?) of a beautiful young Spanish lady: I want job. It was very moving.
People are not bothered about these at home, but are bothered about "children" and "women" in Syria, Iran and other Muslim killing fields.