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A man holds a placard reading "Make the capital useful for everyone" as people participate in the ninth day of action on October 28, 2010 in Paris, a day after French lawmakers formally adopted French President Nicolas Sarkozy's fiercely contested law on pension reform, despite weeks of nationwide protests and strikes. The National Assembly voted 336 for and 233 against the law, which raises the minimum retirement age from 60 to 62, on the eve of the latest in a series of protests that have threatened to bring France to a standstill. AFP PHOTO / BERTRAND LANGLOIS (Photo credit should read BERTRAND LANGLOIS/AFP/Getty Images)