From Infogalactic: the planetary knowledge core
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- Politics and elections
- Turkish constitutional referendum, 2010:
- Néstor Kirchner, former President of Argentina and current Secretary-General of the Union of South American Nations (UNASUR), has surgery on a blocked coronary artery. (BBC)
- Taxpayer March on Washington (also known as the 9/12 Tea Party) takes place in Washington, D. C. According to various estimates ranging from 60,000 to more than 1 million people march from Freedom Plaza to the United States Capitol. The event coincided with other similar protests organized in various cities across the nation.The protesters rallied against what they consider big government, the dismantling of free market capitalism, abortion, and President Barack Obama's proposals on health care reform, taxation, and federal spending, among other issues. (BBC) (Los Angeles Times)
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