bahrain authorities out of control as violence continues
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as violence continues amnesty international calls on the bahraini authorities to end crackdown on protesters

anti-gay marriage language slipped into ohio quotbudgetquot bill
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march 03 2011 msnbc rachel maddow showhttp:moxnewscom

breaking: occupy oakland camp flattened
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for more news and updates subscribe or go to http:wwwnewzar video courtesy of ustream - occupy oaklandoakland calif -- police have begun arresting people remaining in frank ogawa plaza this morning and are in the process of dismantling what remains of the occupy oakland camp that has occupied the space for most of the last month police blocked off the plaza shortly before 6 am today with lines of riot police most protesters had already moved into the street at 14th street and broadway before police arrivedprotesters continue to play music and chant and have not been ordered to disperse yet according to live video accounts by protestersquotwe039ve got the power people powerquot protesters chanted as arrestees were led out of frank ogawa plazasome of the arrestees were from the camp039s interfaith leaders tent who held a vigil tonight waiting for police to arrivedozens of oakland police assisted by alameda county sheriff039s deputies and several other local police agencies from as far away as pacifica and foster city moved into the area around frank ogawa plaza this morning to enforce continuing violations in the plaza related to the occupy oakland encampment according to city of oakland officialspolice moved in beginning at 4:30 am and by 5 am officers in riot gear had blocked streets surrounding the plazarumors had spread among occupy oakland protesters that a police raid was imminent this morning and protesters gathered in the street at the corner of 14th street and broadway early this morning to wait for police actionanother protester climbed a tree in the plaza and has remained there for several hoursthe 12th street bart station in oakland will be closed this morning due to police activity in the area bart officials saidprotesters announced on the occupy oakland website that if the camp is evicted they will reconvene at the oakland public library at 125 14th st at 4 pmoccupy oakland amassed at the same library on oct 25 after a raid earlier that morning forcibly evicted protesters from the camp dozens were arrested as police tore down tents dragged sleeping protesters out of the area and reportedly used smoke grenades and tear gas to disperse campersprotesters had occupied the plaza in front of oakland city hall since oct 10after gathering at the library in the afternoon protesters marched back to 14th street and broadway just outside of the plaza but were blocked from proceeding by barricades and dozens of riot policepolice used smoke grenades tear gas and rubber bullets to disperse the protesters who reconvened and returned to the corner repeatedly throughout the nightafter the raid drew international media attention and many criticized oakland mayor jean quan and interim police chief howard jordan039s handling of the protests police presence was minimal the following day and protesters were allowed to return to the plazaafter staging a one-day quotgeneral strikequot that peacefully shut down the port of oakland on nov 2 smaller protests that night again ended in confrontations with police involving tear gasdozens of downtown oakland businesses were vandalized during the clashes and pressure began mounting for city officials to again remove the campthe oakland metropolitan chamber of commerce issued several statements that said the ongoing encampment was harming downtown businesses a claim which protesters disputedafter 25-year-old kayode ola foster was fatally shot near the camp on thursday quan and police increased pressure for protesters to leave the plaza peacefully police have issued several eviction notices over the last several days demanding protesters immediately leave the area but many protesters have remained camping in the plaza copyright 2011 by the associated press all rights reserved

quotwhy don039t they have jobs because they039re standing on wall street smoking potquot
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october 07 2011 news corp http:moxnewscom

quotyou039re murdering people you are murdering peoplequot congressional hearing interrupted by protesters
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october 13 2011 c-span http:moxnewscom

protesters amp police clash in athens greece raw video
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supreme court considers health reform day 1 recap: jurisdiction tax questions
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demonstrators gathered monday outside the supreme court as justices kicked off three days of hearings on the health care reform law betty ann bowser reports then marcia coyle and susan dentzer discuss the day039s proceedings and the core issues of the day039s arguments with gwen ifill

ron paul town hall gets occupied
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quotthe problem is nobody in this occupy group bothered to check into ron paul039s positions he voted against tarp and the bank bailouts they are fired up about he has led the fight to audit the federal reserve and literally wrote the book on ending the fed a lone voice in most cases paul frequently rails against corporate and lobby influence over washington so why exactly were these occupiers quotmic checkingquot at a paul eventquotsource: http:wwwnewworldradicalcom201111mic-check-yourself-ron-paul-town-hallhtml

mayor bloomberg quoti have my own army in the nypd which is the seventh biggest army in the worldquot
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november 30 2011 current tv keith olbermann http:moxnewscom

occupy oakland: port shutdown ii begins ktvu
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occupy rochester: 32 protesters arrested 22
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it was a long morning in court for protesters arrested during friday night039s occupy rochesterquotwe made sure we were prepared for it it039s what i expected it to bequot said owen arthur protesterin all 32 protesters were arrested and arraigned in city court friday night many posted about a 200 bail pleaded not guilty and were issued a next court datequoti don039t know why it was such a problem to be there we weren039t trying to cause any harm to anybody it was a peaceful protest trying to get our message outquot said arthurmost who were arrested felt it was unfair for the city to enforce its 11 pm curfew at washington square park during their protestquotit039s kinda frustrating that rochester is the first city in new york to expel peaceful protesters from a park in this situationquot said alex white protesterquoti039m calling out mayor richards right now he needs to get on board with this because he has been the first mayor in new york state to forcibly evict and occupationquot said dj krause protesterrit photojournalism student jonathan foster was also hauled off to jail he was cover the event for his school039s magazinequoti tried to make it very apparent i wore the shirt for the magazine i work for over my jacket it says 039reporter039 across my chestquot said foster quoti was acting within the range of other media actions there and i was treated that wayquotbefore friday night039s protest the city released a statement reiterating its code and policy city officials say while they support first amendment rights they have a responsibility to ensure demonstrators respect the rights of all citizens to have access to public facilities and that health and safety of all citizens are protectedcity of rochester responds to protest arrestsstatement by mayor thomas s richards on protest arrests saturday oct 30 2011 - i would like to commend police chief james sheppard and the men and women of the rochester police department for their professional and courteous management of the situation at washington square park last night enforcing the law especially among large crowds is a difficult task as we stated yesterday the city supports our citizens039 first amendment rights and we have always provided many opportunities for the safe exercise of those rights we always try and work with those who want to use city streets and public areas for demonstrations and marches whether by issuing permits or providing safe passage for such activities last night we reached out to the demonstrators to communicate the city039s cooperation with their protest march and to reiterate the city039s code policies and laws regarding usage of the park we issued a public statement to media we posted the law and ordinances on oversized signs at each entrance of washington square park those signs were torn down and destroyed we then handed out flyers with the same information to those in the park chief sheppard personally addressed the individuals in the park several times informing them of the city039s intent to enforce the law before any enforcement activity took place the chief again warned those in the park and gave them ample time to vacate we wanted to ensure that anyone in the park had clear information of what would occur those who chose to stay chose to be arrested to their credit it was an orderly process with chief sheppard personally making the arrests as mayor it is my responsibility to ensure that demonstrators respect the right of all citizens to have access to public facilities and that the health and safety of all citizens is protected the laws and ordinances of the city of rochester prohibit camping and establish the hours of operation in our city parks those policies and regulations have been developed over time to ensure that public health safety and very importantly public access to such areas is maintained a march on public sidewalks must still allow for other pedestrians who have every right to use the sidewalks traffic devices must be obeyed as those using our streets have a right to pass through our city public areas are meant for use by the entire public and not for the few washington square park was meant for public use and enjoyment and not to be covered in tents or to be lived in selective enforcement in other cities has lead to confusion and confrontation the city will continue to welcome the first amendment activities of citizens who want to voice their concerns to their government however we ask in turn that those who engage in such activity respect the rights of others and respect the free access to public spaces for all of our citizenshttp:occupyrochesterorghttp:leaksourcewordpresscom

occupy seattle: police pepper spray protesters raw video
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several hundred occupy seattle demonstrators protested in the rain wednesday night outside a hotel where a bank official was speaking - as tense police in riot gear surrounded themthe protesters were demanding an apology from jpmorgan chase ceo jamie dimon for bank practices they say have caused hardship and suffering for americansat least two people were arrested during the nighttime protest witnesses saidthe protesters chanted in the rain outside the downtown sheraton hotel where dimon was speaking inside at a university of washington foster school of business leadership celebrationoccupy seattle demonstrators say dimon is an example of an overpaid executive responsible for foreclosures and questionable corporate behaviorsome protesters reportedly were trying to force their way inside the hotel so they could speak directly with dimon - but they were unsuccessful and dimon never came out to speak to themthe rally and protest outside the sheraton hotel came a few hours after six occupy seattle protesters were arrested when they refused to leave a chase bank branch on capitol hillwitnesses said the earlier incident began around 2:15 pm when protesters marched from seattle central community college and set up at the corner of east thomas street and broadway in front of a chase bank branchseattle police blocked the bank entrance - but a few managed to get inside they were laying on their backs with their arms locked together blocking customers from reaching tellersan occupy seattle press release sent later in the afternoon stated that their intent was to quotinterrupt business as usualquot and promote their views on corporations and bankssix protesters who refused to leave were arrested but when police tried to take them away other protesters stormed the street - blocking police carsa confrontation ensued and police spokesman jeff kappel said officers had to use pepper spray on the crowdhttp:occupyseattleorghttp:leaksourcewordpresscom

occupy oakland: protesters make their voices heard at city council meeting abc7
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hundreds packed oakland city hall for an emotional and loud city council meeting on the occupy protests meanwhile members of the movement disavowed themselves from thursday morning039s violencehttp:occupyoaklandorghttp:leaksourcewordpresscom

uc davis protestors pepper sprayed
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friday nov 18th at 4:54 pmpolice pepper spray students who refused to move out of the way

quotron paul seems to be the only one talking about the occupy wall street protestquot
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october 09 2011 cnn http:moxnewscom