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    French Police Push Back against Protestors

    With drivers struggling to find fuel in France, police today broke the blockade of an oil refinery near Paris, and President Sarkozy moved to accelerate a Senate vote on pension reforms that have sparked weeks of strikes and sometimes violent demonstrations. Steven Erlanger reports from Paris for the New York Times .

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    By Warren Olney • May 12, 2014 • 1 min read

    With drivers struggling to find fuel in France, police today broke the blockade of an oil refinery near Paris, and President Sarkozy moved to accelerate a Senate vote on pension reforms that have sparked weeks of strikes and sometimes violent demonstrations. Steven Erlanger reports from Paris for the New York Times.

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      Warren Olney

      former KCRW broadcaster

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      Frances Anderton

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      Steven Erlanger

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