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In Spain, Protests By Tens Of Thousands Against Health, Education Cuts

AP | HAROLD HECKLE | Posted 04.30.2012

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MADRID — Tens of thousands of people across Spain protested Sunday against education and health care spending cuts as the country slid into its ...

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Town Finds Possible Unemployment Solution

Posted 02.28.2012

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With unemployment rates approaching 23 percent, according to a recent report by the Wall Street Journal, Spain has unquestionably fallen on tough econ...

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Hundreds Of Thousands Protest In Spain

Reuters | Posted 04.20.2012

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By Paul Day and Tomás Cobos MADRID, Feb 19 (Reuters) - Hundreds of thousands of people protested across Spain on Sunday against refor...

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Spain Nears Second Recession In Three Years

AP | By CIARAN GILES | Posted 01.30.2012

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MADRID -- Spain's economy contracted by 0.3 percent during the fourth quarter, according to official figures released Wednesday, edging the country cl...

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Ridiculous Number Of Spanish Youths Now Unemployed

AP | CIARAN GILES and ALAN CLENDENNING | Posted 03.28.2012

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MADRID — Spain's brutal unemployment rate soared to nearly 23 percent Friday and closed in on 50 percent for those under age 25, leaving more th...

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It's a Bad Time to Have a Home in Spain

Maryem Castillo | Posted 01.08.2012

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Maryem Castillo

Under Spanish law, turning over your property to the bank doesn't cancel the debt if the property is sold for less than the outstanding mortgage.

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From 'Too Pink' to Conservative: How Women and Young People Feel Deceived by Spanish President Rodríguez Zapatero

Marie Mertens and Rosa Pascual | Posted 01.04.2012

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Marie Mertens and Rosa Pascual

In 2004, people celebrated the end of a conservative government. Now, eight years and two socialists' terms later, opinion polls show that women and young people will celebrate the end of a President who they feel betrayed them.

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Spain Approves Reforms Designed To Address Youth Unemployment Crisis

AP | By DANIEL WOOLLS | Posted 10.26.2011

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MADRID -- Spain's main political powers agreed to amend the constitution Friday to make the government legally obliged to keep its deficit low, an eff...

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Spanish Mortgage Defaulters Face Debt Nightmare

AP | DANIEL WOOLLS | Posted 09.09.2011

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ALCALA DE HENARES, Spain -- Inma Rodriguez lost her job, and now that she's defaulted on her mortgage, she's about to lose her home. But the nightmare...

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Spain leads the PIGS to IMF Debtor's Trough

Eric Ehrmann | Posted 08.16.2011

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Spain was dancing in the streets after winning the World Cup last year. Now, thanks to the Euro-zone economic crisis, crowds are protesting 21 percent unemployment, food price inflation and a shrinking middle class.

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Has The Arab Revolution Come To Spain?

TIME | Lisa Abend And Eric Karlsen | Posted 07.23.2011

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Two earthquakes have shaken Spanish political life in the past week. First were the massive sit-ins that had tens of thousands of citizens camping out...

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Spain Protests Rock Nation, Tens Of Thousands Fill The Cities Over Joblessness

Posted 07.21.2011

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By Tracy Rucinski and Fiona Ortiz MADRID - Tens of thousands of Spaniards angry over joblessness protested for a sixth day on Friday in cities ...

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Spanish Youth Stage 'Egyptian-Style' Demonstrations In Madrid

Posted 07.18.2011

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More than 1,000 young demonstrators packed Madrid's Puerta de Sol square to vent their anger over Spain's economic crisis and staggering unemployment ...

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Spain's Unemployment Rate Hits New Eurozone Record

AP | By DANIEL WOOLLS | Posted 06.29.2011

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MADRID -- Spain's unemployment rate rose sharply to a new eurozone high of 21.3 percent in the first quarter of the year, with a record 4.9 million pe...

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Spain Unemployment Rate Surges To Highest In Industrialized World

Yahoo! News | Katell Abiven | Posted 05.25.2011

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MADRID (AFP) - Spain announced Friday its jobless rate surged to a 13-year record above 20 percent at the end of 2010, the highest level in the indust...

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Spain Jobless Rate Hits 20 Percent

AP | DANIEL WOOLLS | Posted 05.25.2011

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MADRID — Spain's jobless rate has risen over 20 percent for the first time since 1997, the government said Friday – more dismal news for a...

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