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A demonstrator walks during the general strike in Barcelona, Thursday, March 29, 2012 as trash burns in the street. Spanish unions angry over economic reforms are waging a general strike, challenging a conservative government not yet 100 days old and joining other troubled European workers in venting their frustration on the street.(AP Photo/Manu Fernandez)

Spaniards wage nationwide strike against austerity

Last updated Thursday, March 29, 2012 - 11:53am

MADRID -- Spanish workers livid over labor reforms they see as flagrantly pro-business staged a nationwide strike Thursday and tried to bring the country to a halt by blocking traffic, closing factories and clashing with police in rowdy demonstrations.

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(EMILIO MORENATTI/The Associated Press) A man sleeps on the ground as he spends the night at the Catalunya square during a protest in Barcelona city, Spain, Sunday Nov. 13, 2011. Another troubled European government will almost surely tumble this weekend as Spanish voters braving sky-high unemployment, the sting of austerity, piles of debt and a bleak future are expected to dump the ruling Socialists and hand their national mess to opposition conservatives. Polls point to a crushing win on Sunday and perhaps even a huge majority in Parliament for the Popular Party led by Mariano Rajoy. The banner reads in Catalan “Indignation”.

Job-hungry Spaniards seen electing center-right

Last updated Wednesday, November 16, 2011 - 8:29am

MADRID — Another troubled European government will almost surely tumble this weekend as Spanish voters braving sky-high unemployment, the sting of austerity, piles of debt and a bleak future are expected to dump the ruling Socialists and hand their national mess to opposition conservatives.

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