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Taxi drivers have been on strike for 11 days to protest Greece's austerity measures

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A cyclist rides his bicycle next to lines of striking taxis parked in front of the White Tower of Thessaloniki, the northern Greek city's main landmark, during a protest, on Thursday, July 28, 2011.Giorgos Nissiotis/AP Photo

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Pedestrians walk past lines of striking taxies parked in front of the White Tower of Thessaloniki, not pictured, the northern Greek city's main landmark, during a protest, on Thursday, July 28, 2011.Giorgos Nissiotis/AP Photo

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Thousands of taxi drivers take part in a protest outside the parliament in Athens' Syntagma (Constitution) square in Athens, July 26, 2011.YANNIS BEHRAKIS/REUTERS

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Protesting taxi drivers chant slogans during a demonstration outside the Greek Parliament in central Athens on Tuesday, July 26, 2011.Petros Giannakouris/AP Photo

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Efthimis Lyberopoulos (C in orange shirt), president of the Greek taxi drivers union, addresses thousands of taxi drivers during a protest outside the parliament in Athens' Syntagma (Constitution) square in Athens July 26, 2011.YANNIS BEHRAKIS/REUTERS

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Taxi owners gather in front of the Greek parliament on July 26, 2011 as the transport minister briefed lawmakers on the controversial reform which was demanded by the country's international creditors.LOUISA GOULIAMAK/IAFP/Getty Images

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Taxi drivers take part in a protest outside the parliament in Athens' Syntagma (Constitution) square in Athens, July 26, 2011.JOHN KOLESIDIS/REUTERS

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A taxi driver holds a huge Greek flag during a protest outside the parliament in Athens' Syntagma (Constitution) square, July 26, 2011.JOHN KOLESIDIS/REUTERS

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Greenpeace activist with a mask depicting Environment Minister George Papaconstantinou, formerly the nation's finance minister pretends to burn custom-made 500-euro notes stamped with his face during a protest outside the Environment and Energy ministry in Athens on July 28, 2011.LOUISA GOULIAMAKI/AFP/Getty Images

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A member of Greenpeace (R) with a custom-made 500-euro note tacked into a pocket of his suit takes part in a rally outside the Greek Environment and Energy ministry in Athens on July 28, 2011 to protest against what they believe is Greece's reliance on coal-fired electricity production.LOUISA GOULIAMAKI/AFP/Getty Images

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