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    Protests Heat Up in France over Pension Reform

    Millions took to the streets in France over this weekend and a general strike is planned for tomorrow.  Meantime there was rioting today in the suburbs of Paris. It's all about President Sarkozy's plan to fix the economy by changing the pension system. Peggy Hollinger is Paris Bureau Chief for the Financial Times .

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

    Millions took to the streets in France over this weekend and a general strike is planned for tomorrow. Meantime there was rioting today in the suburbs of Paris. It's all about President Sarkozy's plan to fix the economy by changing the pension system. Peggy Hollinger is Paris Bureau Chief for the Financial Times.

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      Warren Olney

      former KCRW broadcaster

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      Andrea Brody

      Senior Producer, KCRW's Life Examined and To the Point podcast

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      Karen Radziner

      Managing Producer, To the Point & Which Way LA?

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      Peggy Hollinger

      Paris Bureau Chief, Financial Times

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    The full episode

    1 of 3
    America's Anti-China Syndrome
    1. 0:00Protests Heat Up in France over Pension ReformYou’re reading this
    2. 7:46China: Before and After Election Day
    3. 44:17Trauma of Chilean Miners after Being Trapped 69 Days
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