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Sun 10 Oct 2010Sarkozy in bitter battle with unions
President Nicolas Sarkozy is facing a make-or-break week for his unpopular pension reform as French unions ramp up pressure to scrap it.
Throughout months of opposition to his plan to raise the retirement age from 60 to 62, Mr Sarkozy has vowed not to cave in to the country's powerful unions.
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