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Egypt Cracks Down On Foreign Protesters Traveling To Gaza

Christian Science Monitor | Liam Stack | Posted 12.29.2009 | World

Read More: Palestine, Islam, Social Justice, Gaza, Gaza War, Judaism, Netanyahu, Palestinians, Two-State, Hamas, Peace, Protesters, Gaza Freedom March, Gaza Strip, Human Rights, Cairo, Land Rights, Egypt, Code Pink, Israel, Mubarak, Un, Refugees, World News

Getting in to the Gaza Strip is no easy feat, but driving across Egypt should not be this hard. On Sunday, more than 1,000 international activists ...

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Iran Admits Protesters Beaten To Death By Jailers

AP | ALI AKBAR DAREINI | Posted 12.20.2009 | World

Read More: Iran, Protesters, Jail, Iran Protesters, Prisoners, Protesters Killed, Protesters Beaten to Death, Protest, Iran Protest, Jailers, World News

TEHRAN, Iran — After months of denials, Iran acknowledged Saturday that at least three people detained in the country's postelection turmoil wer...

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Jason Linkins

Tea Party Activists To Rep. Perriello: Move Closer To Where We're Protesting

HuffingtonPost.com | Jason Linkins | Posted 12.11.2009 | Politics

Read More: Whining, Tea Party Protests, Tom Perriello, Tea Party, Protesters, Politics News

In other fringe movement news, Tea Party activists are making new demands of one of their favorite targets, Representative Tom Perriello (D-Va.): he n...

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3 Journalists Freed By Iran

AP | Posted 11.07.2009 | World

Read More: Journalists, Irna, Azizollah Rajabzadeh, Iran Election, Farhad Pouladi, Afp, Protests, #Iranelection, Tehran, Iran, Iranelection, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, Mir Hussein Moussavi, Agence France Presse, Protesters, World News

TEHRAN, Iran — Iranian authorities have released three journalists who were among more than 100 people arrested during pro-government and opposi...

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Nine Arrested At WellPoint Insurance Sit-In (PHOTOS)

Special To Huffington Post | Joseph Huff-Hannon | Posted 10.28.2009 | Business

Read More: Slidehuge, Health Care Reform, Slideshow, Single Payer Healthcare, Medicare, Mobilization-for-Health-Care-for-All, Wellpoint, Protesters, Business News

Simone Morse, a 19-year old student at Hunter College, was the first to be handcuffed and pulled up from the floor this morning at 1 Liberty Plaza in ...

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Glenn Beck Accepts Key To Hometown Of Mount Vernon, Washington; 800 Demonstrate

The Huffington Post | T.J. Ortenzi | Posted 11.26.2009 | Media

Read More: Mount Vernon, Key to City, Protest, Hometown, Fox News, Glenn Beck, Seattle, Washington State, Media, Key to the City, Bud Norris, Mt. Vernon, Protesters, Media News

Glenn Beck received the key to his hometown of Mount Vernon, Wash. Saturday at a ceremony that drew about 800 protesters, according to the spokeswoman...

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Ignorance Isn't Anti-American

Richard Zombeck | Posted 09.20.2009 | Politics

Read More: Teabaggers, Michelle Malkin, Sean Hannity, Healthcare, Protesters, American Ignorance, Anti-American, Town Hall Meetings, Health Care, Obama Health Care Reform, Hannity, Politics News
Richard Zombeck

Michele Malkin is right. The teabaggers, the town hall protesters -- these people aren't un-American. They're uneducated, ignorant, and uninformed... and that's completely American.

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Bullies Delight in Town Hall and Center

Carol Smaldino | Posted 09.12.2009 | Politics

Read More: Town Hall Debate, Nazi Germany, Conscience, Bullying, Us-vs-Them, Town Hall Debate Reaction, Bullies, God, Capitalism, Jewish, Protesters, Ten Commandments, Ownership, Health Care Reform Protests, Town Hall, Nazis, Property Rights, Protests, Health Care Reform, Nazi, Town Hall Meetings, Christian, Naziism, Politics News
Carol Smaldino

We have witnessed a spate of violent bullying and psychological assault, moods of hostility and derision which have stooped to levels that defy any clear intention to act for the greater good.

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Ayatollah Khamenei: Saving Face is Never Worth Sacrificing Citizens

Patricia DeGennaro | Posted 08.02.2009 | World

Read More: Ayatollah Khamenei, Iran Election, Foreign Affairs, Iran Protests, Violence, World Peace, Iran, Iran Elections, Foreign Policy, Protesters, World News
Patricia DeGennaro

The Iranians are determined and tenacious and, like those before them, will bear the unwelcome and often deadly burden of change. But such change must occur without US involvement.

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A Coup Manual: What We Should Know About Iran's Election

Omid Memarian | Posted 07.17.2009 | World

Read More: Fraud, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, United States, Iran, Dictatorship, Coup, Election, Barack Obama, Protesters, World News
Omid Memarian

No matter what happens in the coming days, Obama should not congratulate Ahmadinejad for his victory. He did not win the election, he stole it.

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WSJ Subscribers: Send a Tea Party Message to Murdoch

Philip G. Baker | Posted 05.16.2009 | Politics

Read More: Fox News, Murdoch, Wall Street Journal, Tea Party, Teabagging, Small Business, Tax-Day-Protests, Teabaggers, Tax Day Tea Parties, Rupert Murdoch, Wsj, Protests, Tax-Day-Tea-Parties, Tax-Day-Tea-Party, Protesters, Politics News
Philip G. Baker

The headline across the top of today's Op-Ed page in the WSJ reads "Tax Day Becomes Protest Day." My protest was to call up and cancel my 28-year subscription to the WSJ.

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Ryan Grim

Frank To Bailout Protesters: "Act Your Age" (VIDEO)

HuffingtonPost.com | Ryan Grim | Posted 04.24.2009 | Politics

Read More: Code Pink, Aig, Barney Frank, Protesters, Politics News

Activists from Code Pink were dealt two severe smackdowns Tuesday from Barney Frank, chairman of the House Financial Services Committee, amidst testim...

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Prop 8 Makes Wrong Kind of History

Brian Normoyle | Posted 12.11.2008 | Politics

Read More: No on 8 in California, Proposition 8, Prop 8, California Prop 8, Same-Sex Marriage Ban, Same-Sex Marriage, Protesters, California Gay Marriage, Mormon Prop 8, Ban on Gay Marriages, Protest, California Gay Marriage Ban, Gay Marriage, California Proposition 8, Prop 8 Protest, Yes on Prop 8 Passes, No on Prop 8, Equality California, Gay Marriage Supreme Court, Marriage Equality, Marriage Equality in CA, Knights Constitutional Amendment to Ban Gay Marriage, Politics News
Brian Normoyle

True or False: 1) We should eliminate civil rights through popular vote, as long as a very narrow majority of voters agree. 2) Special interests and ...

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Palinpalooza: Guv jokes she's keeping SNL writers employed

Christina Bellantoni | Posted 11.05.2008 | Politics

Read More: Obama Omaha, Omaha, Nebraska, Washington Times, Bellantoni, Protesters, Sarah Palin, Politics News
Christina Bellantoni

First published at WashingtonTimes.com   OMAHA, Neb. — Republican vice presidential nominee Sarah Palin drew about 6,000 tonight at a ra...

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Republican Convention Arrest Total: Over 800

AP | RYAN J. FOLEY and MARTIGA LOHN | Posted 10.06.2008 | Politics

Read More: Republican Convention, Police, Riots, Protest, Protesters, Politics News

ST. PAUL, Minn. — Percussion grenades, tear gas and nearly 400 arrests marked the final anti-war march during the Republican National Convention...

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Amy Goodman Arrested at RNC; Reports of Tear-Gassing (UPDATED at 12:00AM EST)

Allison Kilkenny | Posted 10.02.2008 | Politics

Read More: Amy Goodman, Rnc, Republican Convention, Minnesota, Republican National Convention, Civil Rights, Protesters, Politics News
Allison Kilkenny

In addition to preemptive arrests, the police are responding aggressively to the presence of protesters. New video is appearing on YouTube of protesters being tear-gassed by the police.

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Kickin' Up Dust in Denver: DNC Protesters

Hunter Weeks | Posted 09.27.2008 | Home

Read More: Democratic Convention, Abortion, Dnc, Police, 911, 9-11 Hoax, Protest, Cow, Social Activism, Protesters, Denver, Home News
Hunter Weeks

I am from Denver. You often hear people mention Denver as a cow town....as it once was. We're definitely known for being laid back, so when somethin...

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Stark Contrasts In Denver On Eve Of DNC

Judah Freed | Posted 09.25.2008 | Home

Read More: Democratic Convention, Despair, Police Riot, Anti-War Movement, Hope, Police, Dances of Universal Peace, Police Brutality, Meditate 08, Riot, Peace, Spirituality, Denver, Protesters, Home News
Judah Freed

As we passed the strong police presence around the Denver Convention Center I realized that my quiet home town now looks like the police state scenes in the most terrifying cyberpunk videos. Soon afterward, however, I arrived at the site of Meditate 08 where they spoke about the benefits of letting go of hate and fear within the self as a way of transforming society.

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"Gitmo On The Platte": Denver Warehouse Filled With Cages For Democratic Convention Arrests

CBS Denver | Rick Sallinger | Posted 09.13.2008 | Politics

Read More: Democratic Convention, Dnc, Guantanamo, Democratic Convention Denver, Denver, Protesters, Politics News

CBS4 News has learned if mass arrests happen at the Democratic Convention, those taken into custody will be jailed in a warehouse owned by the City of...

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The Intelligence Community: Our Retarded Giant

Allison Kilkenny | Posted 08.11.2008 | Politics

Read More: Dnc, Critical Mass, Cia, Activism, Protesting, Spying, Denver, Intelligence Community, Republican National Convention, Barack Obama, Protesters, I-Witness, Democratic National Conference, Civil Rights, Dnc, Critical Mass, I-Witness, Cia, Activism, Protesting, Democratic National Conference, Spying, Intelligence Community, Republican National Convention, Barack Obama, Civil Rights, Protesters, Denver, Politics News
Allison Kilkenny

It won't be your grandmother's hippie protest at the DNC -- this time around, the police presence will be huge, suspicious activity will be loosely defined and cataloged in a huge national database.

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Clean Up America in Three Easy Steps

Allison Kilkenny | Posted 08.05.2008 | Politics

Read More: Supreme Court, Abortion, Women's Rights, Women, Karl Rove, Prison, Activism, Civil Rights, Cheney, Protesters, Bush, Politics News
Allison Kilkenny

First of all, shut your Communist mouths. Second, With a little grit, determination, and merciless martial law, we can get back to a more happy, optimistic time!

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81 Protestors Arrested At Supreme Court

Associated Press | Posted 03.28.2008 | Politics

Read More: Supreme Court, Bush Guantanamo, Guantanamo Detainees, Guantanamo, Guantanamo Bay, Guantanamo Torture, Supreme Court Protestors, Guantanamo Shut Down, Guantanamo Protestors, Protesters, Detainees, Politics News

Eighty-one people were arrested at the Supreme Court Friday in a protest calling for the shutdown of the U.S. military prison at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba....

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How To Look Chic While Getting Your Protest On

Times Of London | Lisa Armstrong | Posted 03.28.2008 | Living

Read More: Iraq War Protests, Tips for Fashion, Fashion, Faship Tips, Political Protests, Protesters, Living News

Ever since the sans culottes inadvertently launched a fashion movement of sorts (they had some help from Rousseau, whose treatises on nature and the d...

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