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The right to strike

Oct 13, 2004
After a month of talking, Jacques Chirac now says it he's determined to do the hitherto unthinkable...The French government will limit the right to strike by labor unions. Needless to say, the unions aren't happy. As John Laurenson reports from Paris, the French face-off hits a revolutionary chord for both sides... And it goes to the heart of national identity.
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Iraq's kidnapping boom

Aug 2, 2004
We've been hearing a lot in recent weeks about kidnappings in Baghdad. But not all of them are politically motivated. As Borzou Daragahi reports, in many cases they simply involve the need for money.
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