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Growing frustration with lebanons economic crisis protesters are angry that 3 months of antigovernment demonstrations seem to have gone nowhere whats needed to break the stalemate in the 11th leaders willing to change the political system this is inside story. Hello and welcome to the program im Richelle Carey for 3 months now people in lebanon have been demanding change worsening economic crisis means many cant find jobs pay for basic goods or even withdraw money from the bank theyre blaming political leaders for corruption and mismanagement and after months of peaceful rallies the protestors are calling for a week of rage Police Fire Tear gas and Water Cannons to disperse crowds near the parliament and they ruled on saturday only 400 people were injured or testers are repeating their demand for lebanon sectarian political system to end they want to new government and dependent experts who have no links with traditional parties. I think that the message of everybodys thing here is tha