Deficit overpowers Lebanon's draft budget - Al-Monitor: The Middle Eastʼs leading independent news source since 2012

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Lebanese riot police stand guard at the Lebanese Central Bank in Beirut February 25, 2013. An open-ended strike by teachers and civil servants entered its second week today for the government to approve the wage hike proposal. REUTERS/Mohamed Azakir (LEBANON - Tags: POLITICS CIVIL UNREST) - RTR3E9U4 — Lebanese riot police stand guard at the Lebanese Central Bank in Beirut, Feb. 25, 2013. — REUTERS/Mohamed Azakir

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