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by Niels Madsen, Nuuk, Greenland 26 September 2008 Friday, 26 September 2008, was a cold, gray, windy day in Nuuk, the capitol of Greenland. There was already one protest march brewing outside the Parliament. Later that day group would be protesting the nomination of Mr. Per Berthelsen as the new Minister of Finance. Berthelsen had