1.   German TV channels this week showed footage of Cromme standing behind a row of transparent doors at company headquarters, glowering as protesting workers splattering the glass with eggs.

2.   Scattered work stoppages were reported Thursday, and protesting workers and pensioners threw counterfeit bills at lawmakers disembarking at the Brasilia airport for the vote.

3.   Protesting workers from a nuclear power plant in Desnogorsk continued their march on Moscow and were expected to reach the capital Wednesday afternoon.

4.   But specific complaints of the protesting workers were not immediately known.

5.   Communists and protesting workers briefly blocked several major highways on the outskirts of the Russian capital Wednesday, but did not cause any major disruptions.

6.   Finance Minister Jean Arthuis has said the government would not negotiate unless the protesting workers gave the bank president freedom of movement.

7.   He warned protesting workers may be fired.

8.   It is quite understandable that the protesting workers and citizens, led by independent unions, staged a nationwide strike.

9.   Krupp dropped the bid Monday under pressure from politicians and protesting workers fearing massive job losses if the takeover went through.

10.   Protesting workers claim the appointments are eroding corporate morale because they were based on politics, not merit.