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Suspects' Plans To Fire-Bomb Obama's Campaign Headquarters Net Terrorism Charges, Chi-Town Cops
Tribune ReportersThree out-of-state men arrested in a Bridgeport apartment raid days before the NATO summit considered hitting President Obama's campaign headquarters, Mayor Rahm Emanuel's house and police stations with "incendiary devices," according to court documents....Tags: Chicago Police Department, Irving Park, Laws, NATO Summit, Defendants
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Occupy Wall Street 'May Day' Protests Sprout Up Across NYC, Globe
Occupy Wall Street protesters took to the streets Tuesday as several groups set up shop outside city banks and other businesses to mark International Workers Day, or better known as "May Day."
Among the locations demonstrators targeted were the...Tags: Entertainment, Williamsburg (Brooklyn, New York), Bank of America Corp., Labor Legislation, Gertrude Stein
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As Violence Rages, Syria Holds Referendum
BEIRUT (Reuters) - Syria holds a referendum on Sunday on a new constitution, dismissed by the opposition as a charade amid an intensifying crackdown on the 11-month-old revolt against President Bashar al-Assad.
Forces loyal to Assad took the...Tags: Bashar Assad, Wars and Interventions, Politics, Skype, Damascus (Syria)
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Protesters Back In NY Park For Occupy Wall Street Anniversary
ReutersNEW YORK (Reuters) - More than 200 protesters gathered on Saturday in New York's Zuccotti Park to mark the six-month anniversary of the Occupy Wall Street movement and clashed with police, resulting in several arrests and three officers injured, officials...Tags: Politics, Arab Spring, Occupy Wall Street, Injuries and Wounds, Protest
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'Occupy' Protesters Try To Set Up New Camp At Union Square
PIX11.com / @pix11mikeMayhem on the streets of Manhattan as cops and Occupy Wall Street protesters clash at Union Square Park. Protesters wanted to occupy the park all night, setting up a camp, but the NYPD closed it down at midnight apparently trying to avoid another...Tags: Manhattan (New York City), New York City Police Department, Occupy Wall Street, Politics, Protest
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OWS Big Day In Court: Hundreds Go Before Judge After Mass Arrests
pix11.com | @jamesfordtvThey protested on Wall Street and at other landmarks of New York throughout the autumn months, but on Wednesday, hundreds of Occupy Wall Street demonstrators occupied a courtroom. It was the end result of the more than 1,700 arrests of protesters by the...Tags: Philadelphia (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania), Lawyers, Politics, Misdemeanors, Occupy Wall Street
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Occupy Wall St. Protesters Storm Set Of Law & Order "Occupy" Episode
Occupy Wall Street protesters stormed the New York set of television crime drama "Law & Order: SVU" early Friday, only to be ejected by police an hour later.
The set, which at the time was designed to look like Manhattan's original Zuccotti Park for an...Tags: Entertainment, NBCUniversal, Politics, Occupy Wall Street, New York City
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NJ Protesters Fight To Protect Black Bears
Staff reporterProtesters lined the street Saturday near a popular Franklin Bear Check station in New Jersey. The chanting and sign raising comes on the last day of a week-long bear hunt. Angie Melter -- the spokesperson for the Bear Education and Resource Group --...Tags: Hunting, Politics, Demonstration, Unrest, Conflicts and War
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Russia, China Veto U.N. Draft Backing Arab Plan For Syria
ReutersUNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - Russia and China vetoed on Saturday a U.N. resolution that backed an Arab plan calling on Syrian President Bashar al-Assad to quit, stalling global efforts to end his bloody crackdown on unrest after hundreds were reported...Tags: Islam, Freedom of the Press, Nicolas Sarkozy, Politics, Moscow (Russia)
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Occupy Activists To Protest Right-To-Work At Super Bowl
ReutersINDIANAPOLIS (Reuters) - Anti-Wall Street activists said on Friday they will march to protest Indiana's new anti-union "right-to-work" law in downtown Indianapolis this weekend, where the New England Patriots and New York Giants will face off in the Super...Tags: Republican Party, National Football League Players Association, Freedom of the Press, Labor Legislation, New England Patriots
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Arrests In Oakland Protests Rise To More Than 400
ReutersOAKLAND, Calif. (Reuters) - More than 400 anti-Wall Street protesters were arrested in Oakland during a night of skirmishes in which police fired tear gas and bean bag projectiles, the city said on Sunday, marking one of the biggest mass arrests since...Tags: Manufacturing and Engineering, Politics, Riots, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Heavy Engineering
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Eyewitnesses: Police Stood Idle In Egypt Football Massacre
CNNCairo (CNN) -- Horrified eyewitnesses described how Egyptian police officers stood by as violent clashes between rival fans at a football match in the northeastern city of Port Said left scores dead. Hundreds of supporters of clubs Al-Ahly and Al-Masry...Tags: Soccer, Witnesses, Hosni Mubarak, Symptoms, Prosecution
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