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      <title><![CDATA[Libraries in Palma targeted by the far right: they believe there are too few books in Spanish]]></title>
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      <pubDate><![CDATA[Mon, 26 Jan 2026 14:39:40 +0000]]></pubDate>
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      <subtitle><![CDATA[MÁS por Palma denounces that Vox's motion, which will have the support of the PP, hides the lack of staff, the closures and the non-payments that affect the municipal libraries]]></subtitle>
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