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A public-school teacher and her son hold a sign reading "No to Misappropriation of Funds: Bayrou Corrupt." Thousands of teachers skipped classes on Friday in a strike against a new law allowing more public financing of France's mainly Roman Catholic private schools. President Francois Mitterrand said, "I share the feelings of those expressing indignation."

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