Fueling the demonstrators’ anger is the perceived failure by politicians to alleviate the hardships imposed on a struggling population by a jobless rate of 21 percent.
Tens Of Thousands In Spain Defy Protest Ban
By RAPHAEL MINDER, New York Times
Sat, 05/21/2011 - 8:38am
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