Greek protests rage over gov't cuts, tax hikes

October 19, 2011 4:13 PM

Tens of thousands of protesters took to the streets of Greece in a furious backlash to more government spending cuts and tax hikes. Elizabeth Palmer reports from Athens and tries to make sense of the mayhem.

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