People hold placards during a protest in Riga July 24, 2009. State employees staged a protest on Friday infront of government building while at the same time Latvia's Prime Minister Valdis Dombrovskis said his ministers will have to start preparations to cut the 2010 state budget by 500 million lats (abt $1 billion). REUTERS/Ints Kalnins (LATVIA POLITICS CONFLICT)
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