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An underground commuter, foreground, sits on his briefcase while waiting with others for the subway on the platform of the Saint Lazare subway station, Tuesday, June 3, 2003 in Paris. French state workers took part in another massive strike Tuesday that was expected to slow trains, ground planes and snarl transportation across the country. The protest was the latest in a series of walkouts by union workers angry about the government's plans for pension reform. (AP Photo/Jacques Brinon)