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Romanian Parliament Jumper Was Protesting Cuts
Adrian Sobaru, Who Jumped from Balcony Last Month, Tells TV Station, "It Hurts that We Have Become Mere Numbers"
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Romanian Witch Tax Protest Rages Along the Danube
Romania has added witches, astrologers and other fortune tellers to the list of professions on its labor code. Henceforth people who are in these occupations will be forced to pay a 16 percent tax on income and contribute to the health and pension programs.
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Romanian witches curse taxation
CHITILA, Romania #8212; Everyone curses the tax man, but Romanian witches angry about having to pay up for the first time hurled poisonous mandrake into the Danube River on Thursday to cast spells on the president and government.
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Witch tax hits Romanian witches and fortune tellers
Witch tax: Superstitions are no laughing matter in Romania and have been part of its culture for centuries. President Traian Basescu and his aides have been known to wear purple on certain days, supposedly to ward off evil.
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Romanian parliament jumper says he was protesting government austerity cuts
BUCHAREST, Romania (AP) ? A Romanian man who reportedly flung himself from a balcony into the country's parliament to protest reduced benefits for his autistic son says he did it to draw attention to how officials have divided society with harsh cuts.
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Revolting witches hex Romanian government
BUCHAREST -- Superstition is a serious business in Romania, so serious the government decided to tax it in these austere times, and as part of a drive to slash tax evasion.
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Romanian parliament jumper says he was protesting government austerity cuts
BUCHAREST, Romania - A Romanian man who reportedly flung himself from a balcony into the country's parliament to protest reduced benefits for his autistic son says he did it to draw attention to how officials have divided society with harsh cuts.
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Romania's president accuses France, Germany of discrimination for postponing Schengen entry
BUCHAREST, Romania - Romania's president says a request by France and Germany to postpone Romania's entry into Europe's border-free area is discrimination and an insult.
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Fortune tellers are Romania?s newest taxpayers apparently
Romanian witch Mihaela Minca (right) with her daughter and apprentice Casanndra, in Mogosoaia, Romania. Photo: Vadim Ghirda/PA Wire Everyone curses the taxman, but Romanian witches angry about having to pay up for the first time are planning to use cat excrement and dead dogs to cast spells on the President and government.
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Curses! Romania's witches forced to pay income tax
CHITILA, Romania (AP ? Everyone curses the tax man, but Romanian witches angry about having to pay up for the first time hurled poisonous mandrake into the Danube River on Thursday to cast spells on the president and government.
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Witches, fortune tellers may be taxed under new Romanian labor laws
Some witches in Romania are warning they'll cast a bad spell on government officials over new labor laws that could require them to pay taxes on their income.
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Romanian Officials Set Parameters for Potential IMF-EU Precautionary Loan
Romania said it set parameters for a new precautionary loan from the International Monetary Fund and the European Union as the Balkan nation emerges from a recession.
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Curses! Romania's witches forced to pay income tax
CHITILA, Romania (AP ? Everyone curses the tax man, but Romanian witches angry about having to pay up for the first time hurled poisonous mandrake into the Danube River on Thursday to cast spells on the president and government.
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Romanian witches cast spells against taxes
Everyone curses the tax man, but Romanian witches angry about having to pay up for the first time are planning to use cat excrement and dead dogs to cast spells on the president and government. Also among Romania's...
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Curses! Romania taxes witchcraft
Mogosoaia, Romania - Everybody curses the tax man, but Romanian witches angry about having to pay up for the first time are planning to use cat excrement and dead dogs to cast spells on the president and government.
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Witches threaten Romanian taxman
Self-declared witches in Romania plan to curse the government for taxing their profession under a new labour law.
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18. Romania's witches, fortune tellers forced to pay income tax
MOGOSOIA, Romania: Everyone curses the tax man, but Romanian witches angry about having to pay up for the first time are planning to use cat excrement and dead dogs to cast spells on the president and government.
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Romania's Witches Forced to Pay Income Taxes
A hex on your tax: Wrathful witches of Romania curse government over new plan to tax them
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In Romania, witches will cast spells to protest taxes
MOGOSOIA, Romania - Everyone curses the tax man, but Romanian witches angry about having to pay up for the first time are planning to use cat excrement and dead dogs to cast spells on the president and government.
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Romania's witches, fortune tellers forced to pay income tax
MOGOSOIA, Romania: Everyone curses the tax man, but Romanian witches angry about having to pay up for the first time are planning to use cat excrement and dead dogs to cast spells on the president and government.
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