1.0 link 124208 <![CDATA[Republican Convention Arrest Total: Over 800]]> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2008/09/05/republican-convention-arr_n_124208.html ST. PAUL, Minn. &mdash; Percussion grenades, tear gas and nearly 400 arrests marked the final anti-war march during the Republican National Convention. More than 800 arrests were reported during a week of sometimes peaceful, sometimes violent dissent.

Anti-war protesters rallied Thursday at the state Capitol and then planned to march to Xcel Energy Center, where Sen. John McCain was due to accept the GOP presidential nomination. But their permit had expired, and police _ in riot gear and using horses, snow...

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