A shoeshine reads a newspaper as he waits for customers in a street in Madrid, Tuesday, Dec. 4, 2012. The number of people officially registered as unemployed in Spain has edged up

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A shoeshine reads a newspaper as he waits for customers in a street in Madrid, Tuesday, Dec. 4, 2012. The number of people officially registered as unemployed in Spain has edged up toward 5 million as the country's recession shows few signs of abating and its struggling banks await crucial bailout cash, Spain's Labor Ministry said Tuesday. (AP Photo/Emilio Morenatti) less