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Entries by Jason Cherkis from 11/2011

Mayor Jean Quan's Legal Adviser Quits Over Clearing Of Occupy Oakland Camp

Posted 11.14.2011 | San Francisco
Read More: Scott Olsen, Arrests, Twitter, Jean Quan, Oakland Mayor Jean Quan, Ows, Occupy Wall Street, Dan Siegel, Occupy Oakland, Legal, Riot Gear, Tear Gas, Oakland Police Department, San Francisco News

WASHINGTON -- As a platoon of Oakland Police Department officers began clearing out Occupy Oakland's encampment for a second time at Frank Ogawa Plaza...

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Did Police Raids Against Occupy Oakland Break The Law?

Posted 11.15.2011 | San Francisco
Read More: Scott Olsen, Willow Rosenthal, Occupy Movement Protests, Occupy Oakland, Port-of-Oakland, Occupy Movement, April 7, Ilwu, Iraq War, Occupy Wall Street Protests, Mayor Jean Quan, John Nishinaga, Oakland, Occupy Wall Street, Howard Jordan, Jack Heyman, United States District Court Northern District of California, 2003, San Francisco News

WASHINGTON -- Nearly three weeks ago, the Oakland Police Department made international headlines when it razed Occupy Oakland's encampment under a hai...

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Newt Gingrich's Former Aide Open To Rejoining Campaign

Posted 11.16.2011 | Politics
Read More: Video, Republican Primary, Rick Tyler, Newt Gingrich 2012, 2012 Presidential Election, Mitt Romney, Newt Gingrich, Newt Gingrich Poll Numbers, Rick Tyler Newt Gingrich, Politics News

Rick Tyler, the former spokesman for Newt Gingrich's presidential campaign, said he is "surprised" that his former employer has made a comeback. "I...

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Lobbying Firm Memo To Advise Wall Street Clients On Occupy Movement (VIDEO)

Posted 11.18.2011 | Politics
Read More: Geduldig, Video, Bailouts, Lytle, Democrats, Cranford, Big Banks, New York City, Lobbying Firm, 2012 Presidential Election, Wall Street, Ows, Occupy Wall Street, Banks, Clark, #Ows, Republicans, Politics News

WASHINGTON -- A lobbying firm has prepared a memo offering advice to its Wall Street clients to help them manage any political fallout from Occupy Wal...

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UC Davis Police Pepper-Spray Seated Students In Occupy Dispute (VIDEO) (UPDATES)

Posted 11.19.2011 | Business
Read More: Video, Police, Police Brutality, Pepper Spray, Linda P.B. Katehi, Occupy Davis, Uc Davis Pepper Spray, University of California Davis, University of California, Occupy Wall Street Protest, Occupy Wall Street, Protests, UC Davis, Business News

WASHINGTON -- On Friday, a group of University of California, Davis students, part of the Occupy Wall Street movement on campus, became the latest vic...

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Oakland Police Chief Howard Jordan's Deposition Sheds Light On His Views Of Occupy Wall Street

Posted 11.21.2011 | San Francisco
Read More: James Chanin, Aclu, 2003 Port Case, Not in Our Name, Direct Action to Stop the War, Occupy Wall Street, Mayor Jean Quan, Oakland, Interim Police Chief Howard Jordan, Occupy Oakland, International Answer, Police Excessive Force, Lawsuit, Tear Gas, Oakland Police Department, San Francisco News

WASHINGTON -- Last week, civil rights attorneys in Oakland filed a motion for a temporary restraining order and a civil suit against the Oakland Polic...

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Occupy Y'all Street: OWS Movement Takes Shape In Gainesville

Posted 11.23.2011 | Politics
Read More: New Orleans, Bo Diddley, Video, Veterans Affairs, Ellas Anthony McDaniel, Occupy Wall Street, Occupy Gainesville, Katrina, Florida, Gainesville, Politics News

This is the first in a series of stories and short films on under-publicized Occupy sites. Stay tuned in the coming days for more from our road trip t...

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Occupy L.A.: Facing Eviction, May Branch Out To Occupy Beverly Hills, Skid Row

Posted 11.28.2011 | Politics
Read More: Video, Occupy Pasadena, Occupy Wall Street, Rodeo Drive, City Hall, Occupy La, Occupy Venice, Occupy Long Beach, Beverly Hills, LA Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa, Los Angeles, Lapd, Politics News

WASHINGTON -- After a tense all-nighter with the Los Angeles Police Department, Occupy L.A. activists and their tents outside City Hall have been give...

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