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A protestor carries a banner hostile to French Prime Minister Jean-Pierre Raffarin as thousands of demonstrators take to the streets in Marseille, southern France, Tuesday June 3, 2003. Demonstrations were planned in more than 100 French towns and cities to demand the government back down from plans to overhaul France's overburdened retirement system. Unions oppose a government reform plan that would increase the number of years employees must work to receive full retirement benefits. The banner reads: "Resignation". (AP Photo/Claude Paris)