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A demonstrator blows a horn in front of Spanish riot police during a general strike against government austerity measures, in Pamplona, northern Spain, Wednesday, Nov. 14, 2012. A Spanish Interior Ministry official says 32 people have been arrested and 15 people treated for minor injuries in disturbances as a general strike in Spain against austerity measures and economic reforms began. The General Workers Union said the nationwide stoppage, the second this year, was being heeded by nearly 100 percent of workers Wednesday in the automobile, energy, shipbuilding and constructions industries. (AP Photo/Alvaro Barrientos)

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Protestors march during a general strike in Madrid, Spain, Wednesday, Nov. 14, 2012. Spain's main trade unions staged a general strike, coinciding with similar work stoppages in Portugal and Greece, to protest government-imposed austerity measures and labor reforms. The strike is the second in Spain this year. (AP Photo/Andres Kudacki)

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Riot police arrest a protestor during a general strike in Madrid, Spain, Wednesday, Nov. 14, 2012. Spain's main trade unions stage a general strike, coinciding with similar work stoppages in Portugal and Greece, to protest government-imposed austerity measures and labor reforms. The strike is the second in Spain this year. (AP Photo/Andres Kudacki)

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Police clash with protestors during a general strike in Madrid, Spain, Wednesday, Nov. 14, 2012. Spain's main trade unions stage a general strike, coinciding with similar work stoppages in Portugal and Greece, to protest government-imposed austerity measures and labor reforms. The strike is the second in Spain this year. (AP Photo/Andres Kudacki)

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Trade Unions take a breakfast early in the morning outside of a factory during a general strike against government austerity measures, in Pamplona, northern Spain, Wednesday, Nov. 14, 2012. A Spanish Interior Ministry official says 32 people have been arrested and 15 people treated for minor injuries in disturbances as a general strike in Spain against austerity measures and economic reforms began. (AP Photo/Alvaro Barrientos)

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FC Barcelona's Lionel Messi from Argentina drives the ball next to RCD Mallorca's Joaquín Navarro Ximo, right, and Tomás Pina, left, during a Spanish La Liga soccer match in Mallorca, Spain, Sunday, Nov. 11, 2012. (AP Photo/Tolo Ramon)

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Senior citizens support others’ protests and stage “pranks” of their own in a fight for economic reform in Spain. (Oscar Martinez/Special to The Washington Times)

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Roger Federer of Switzerland reacts to winning a point as he plays David Ferrer of Spain during their ATP World Tennis Finals singles match in London, Thursday, Nov. 8, 2012. (AP Photo/Kirsty Wigglesworth)

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Passengers are pictured in the underground during a subway strike in Barcelona, Spain, Wednesday, Oct. 31, 2012. Unemployment in the 17-country eurozone rose to a record of 11.6 percent in September as large parts of the region slide further toward recession. Spain has the highest unemployment rate in the eurozone at 25.8 percent with Greece not far behind. (AP Photo/Manu Fernandez)

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People wait to buy goods in a chocolate shop, in Pamplona, northern Spain, Wednesday, Oct. 31, 2012. Unemployment in the 17-country eurozone rose to a record of 11.6 percent in September as large parts of the region slide further toward recession. Spain has the highest unemployment rate in the eurozone at 25.8 percent and Greece is not far behind. (AP Photo/Alvaro Barrientos)

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A man searches the rubble in Lorca, Spain, on May 12, 2011. An earthquake and aftershocks in southeastern Spain caused deaths and casualties and did extensive damage to buildings. Geologists think that depletion of the water table for crops triggered the disaster. (Associated Press)

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Spain's Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy attends a military parade, during the holiday known as Dia de la Hispanidad, Spain's National Day, in Madrid, Friday, Oct. 12, 2012. Spain is observing its National Day festivities in somber mood as the traditional military pageant was scaled back to cut costs. Spain is in recession and under pressure to fix its finances while celebrating the day Christopher Columbus discovered America in the name of the Spanish Crown. (AP Photo/Daniel Ochoa de Olza)