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Anti-austerity protests erupted across Europe on Wednesday - Greek doctors and railway employees walked out, Spanish workers shut down trains and buses, and one man even blocked the Irish parliament with a cement truck to decry the country's enormous bank bailouts.

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A worker burns tires in front of "Mercabarna (General Market) "during a general strike in Barcelona, Spain, early Wednesday, Sept. 29, 2010.Manu Fernandez

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A father walks with his son on an empty Madrid's Gran Via during a general strike on Wednesday, Sept. 29, 2010. AP Photo/Victor R. CaivanoVictor R. Caivano/The Associated Press

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European workers and trade union representatives take part in the "No to austerity" protest to demand better job protection in Brussels September 29, 2010. About 100,000 people took to the streets of the Belgian capital in protest against the cost-cutting measures of euro zone governments. REUTERS/Thierry RogeTHIERRY ROGE/Reuters

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European workers and trade union representatives take part in the "No to austerity" protest to demand better job protection in Brussels September 29, 2010. About 100,000 people took to the streets of the Belgian capital in protest against the cost-cutting measures of euro zone governments. REUTERS/Yves HermanYVES HERMAN/Reuters

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Police remonstrate with pickets outside a bus depot during a nationwide general strike organized by the Spanish unions, in Madrid, Wednesday, Sept. 29, 2010. AP Photo/Paul WhitePaul White/The Associated Press

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Irish Police officers look at the cement mixer which was driven into the gate of Ireland's Parliament Building, in Dublin on September 29, 2010. Police arrested a man Wednesday after a cement mixer truck with "Toxic Bank Anglo" written on it crashed into the front gate of Ireland's parliament building in Dublin. The protest comes as trade unions plan a demonstration outside the Leinster House parliament building against government austerity cuts and the bailout of the debt-laden Anglo Irish Bank with billions of euros of taxpayers' money. STRINGER/AFP/Getty ImagesSTRINGER/AFP / Getty Images

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Riot police hit out at demonstrators during protests in Barcelona, Spain, Wednesday, Sept. 29, 2010.David Ramos

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A demonstrator protects his face while clashing with riot police in Athens on March 5, 2010 during a rally against the austerity measures announced by the government.LOUISA GOULIAMAKI

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