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Tue Sep 15, 10:44 AM

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Dutch Queen Beatrix officially opens the new parliamentary year with a speech outlining the government's plan and budget policies for 2010 from the 13th century 'Hall of Knights' in The Hague September 15, 2009. The Dutch government will be cutting spending for years after the current economic downturn eases, Queen Beatrix said in her annual address to Parliament, painting a somber picture of the country's financial situation.

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