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Crippling French Rail Strike Ends

Service resumes after 9 days

By Rob Wagner, Newser User

Posted Nov 23, 2007 3:11 PM CST

(Newser) – The 9-day French rail strike that left thousands of commuters stranded ended today with a whimper, reports the New York Times. All but 2% of the striking transit workers returned to work, and government and transit officials promised reimbursements for commuters inconvenienced by the unpopular... Read full story »

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