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Occupy Wall Street Regroups, Returns to Protest ALEC

HuffingtonPost.com | Saki Knafo | Posted 03.01.2012

NEW YORK -- In cities around the country today, hundreds of Occupy protestors gathered for what the movement described in a release as its "largest co...

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Occupy Protesters Plan More West Coast Blockades

AP | By TERRY COLLINS and MARCUS WOHLSEN | Posted 02.12.2012

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by Terry Collins and Marcus Wohlsen, Associated Press OAKLAND, Calif. -- Heady with their successful attempts to block trucks and curb business at ...

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Which 'Occupy' Movements Are Seeking, Considering Nonprofit Status?

Posted 11.21.2011

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UPDATED: Monday, November 21, 2011. 5:45 p.m. As the message of the 'Occupy' movement grows stronger, a handful of cities are looking to nail down ...

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Occupy LA Says 'Proverbial Hammer' Is Coming Down (VIDEO)

The Huffington Post | Kathleen Miles | Posted 11.16.2011

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All eyes could shift to Occupy Los Angeles, thus far one of the most peaceful Occupy encampments across the nation, as New York's Occupy Wall Street i...

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How 'Occupy Portland' Made History This Week

Jim Sleeper | Posted 01.14.2012

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Good leaders and clear agendas must, indeed, emerge, but the best things that Portlanders did on Saturday night were that a) they found the courage to turn out in great numbers and b) they refused to be baited.

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WATCH: Occupy Portland Protestors 'Party' Through Eviction Deadline

Posted 11.13.2011

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A 12:01 deadline to evict public parks was met with cheers, a countdown and thousands of Occupy Portland protestors standing their ground. Police s...

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Occupy Portland Faces Police Showdown

AP | JONATHAN J. COOPER and TERRENCE PETTY | Posted 01.13.2012

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By JONATHAN J. COOPER and TERRENCE PETTY, The Associated Press PORTLAND, Ore. -- Several hundred protesters, some wearing goggles and gas masks, ma...

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Finding God At The Margins In The Mississippi Delta

Marilyn Sewell | Posted 01.08.2012

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Why is it that we must go to the margins of society to find what is real? Perhaps it is only at the margins where people have so little to lose that they are free of pretense.

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Occupy Wall Street Protests Heat Up In Texas, Oregon

AP | By DON RYAN | Posted 12.30.2011

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PORTLAND, Ore. -- Dozens of anti-Wall Street protesters were arrested Sunday in Texas, where they clashed with police over food tables, and in Oregon,...

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'Occupy Wall Street' Discourages Homeless From Dining, Other Cities Make Room At The Table

Posted 12.28.2011

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The kitchen may no longer have such an open-door policy at Occupy Wall Street. Frustrated about having to work around the clock to serve "professio...

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'Occupy Portland' Camps Provide Food, Shelter For Homeless

AP | By NIGEL DUARA | Posted 12.23.2011

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By NIGEL DUARA, Associated Press PORTLAND, Ore. -- When Occupy Wall Street protesters took over two parks in Portland's soggy downtown, they pitche...

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Live from OccupyPortland!

Adam Klugman | Posted 12.07.2011

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We all shared something we couldn't quite articulate - the sense that no matter what happened, no matter how many people showed up, that being there together, in this moment, mattered.

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The "American Fall" and Rise

Adam Klugman | Posted 12.05.2011

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None of us who are involved in this movement want to think we are participating in the felling of our country -- what we hope to do is raise her up again. However, in order to do that, something must fall -- and it is Empire.

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