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Spanish students, teachers protest against education cuts, reform Posted: 24 Oct 2013 02:27 PM PDT MADRID (Reuters) - Thousands of students, lecturers and parents took to the streets across Spain on Thursday to protest against austerity cuts, higher university fees and other changes to the education system. Teachers and students went on strike at universities and some schools, staying away from classes. "The government is getting rid of quality, public education. They're taking us back 30 years and they only want the children of the rich and powerful to get an education," said Emilio Duran, a 51-year-old lawyer from Madrid with a daughter at primary school and a son at secondary school. ...

Should have checked for drinking at teen party, says Maryland AG Posted: 24 Oct 2013 12:49 PM PDT WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A summertime beach party with teenage drinking has turned into a bad night out for Maryland attorney general and gubernatorial candidate Doug Gansler. Gansler, a Democrat, said on Thursday he should have checked for underage drinking during a brief stop at a party for graduating high school students in June. "Perhaps I should have assumed there was drinking going on, and I got that wrong. What I can tell you is that at no time while I was in the house did I see any teenager in any danger or any risk," he told a news conference. ...

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