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Pro-communist protesters shout slogans against the parliament in front of the parliament building in Athens on Wednesday, May 5, 2010. Public and private sector unions concede that the cash-strapped government was forced to slash spending, including cutting salaries and pensions for civil servants, and increase consumer taxes, to secure a vital €110 billion ($144 billion) three-year loan package from European partners and the International Monetary Fund. (AP) |