Italian Protesters Challenge Austerity

Italian Protesters Challenge Austerity Demonstrators take to the streets in cities across Italy
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On the Waterfront
Students and demonstrators hold placards against the cuts in the education budget and against the austerity measures in Europe on November 17, 2011 in the laguna of Venice. The protesters demonstrated in front of the pavilions of several countries at the Venice Biennale of art.

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