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Keystone XL opponents brace for protests in Neb.

Opponents of a massive Canada-to-Texas oil pipeline converged on a snowy Nebraska town Thursday for a critical hearing on the project, but they already were preparing possible acts of civil disobedience should President Barack Obama ultimately approve it.

By Associated Press , April 18, 2013

Men accused of plotting attacks around NATO summit

CHICAGO (AP) — Three activists who traveled to Chicago for a NATO summit were accused Saturday of manufacturing Molotov cocktails in a plot to attack President Barack Obama's campaign headquarters, Mayor Rahm Emanuel's home and other targets.

May 20, 2012

Protesters swarm summit

Hundreds of protesters broke away from a large rally and began marching through Chicago streets Friday, taunting police and shouting about everything from bank bailouts to nuclear power — a prelude to even bigger demonstrations expected after the start of a NATO summit.

By By Nomaan Merchant, Associated Press , May 19, 2012

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Afghan protesters hurl grenades at US base

KABUL, Afghanistan — Demonstrators hurled grenades at a U.S. base in northern Afghanistan, and a gun battle left two Afghans dead and seven NATO troops injured Sunday in the escalating crisis over the burning of Muslim holy books at an American airfield.

By By Deb Riechmann, Associated Press , February 26, 2012

Police arrest Occupy Portland demonstrators

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Authorities say riot police moved into a downtown Portland park area and arrested several anti-Wall Street protesters Saturday night after they refused to vacate the park.

December 04, 2011

LA protesters defy eviction efforts, go to court

LOS ANGELES — For now, Wall Street protesters camped out on the Los Angeles City Hall lawn still have their tent city after defying a deadline to pack up and clear out.

By By Christina Hoag, The Associated Press , November 28, 2011

‘Occupy’ protesters mark holiday

Most Americans spent Thanksgiving snug inside homes with families and football. Others used the holiday to give thanks alongside strangers at outdoor Occupy encampments, serving turkey or donating their time in solidarity with the anti-Wall Street movement that has gripped a nation consumed by economic despair.

November 25, 2011

Police clashes mar Occupy Wall Street protests

NEW YORK (AP) — Thousands of demonstrators took to the streets, the New York Stock Exchange and the subways to raise their voices against what they say is corporate excess.

By Amy Westeldt and Colleen Long, Associated Press , November 18, 2011

Occupy protests yield little tangible results

Everywhere, it seems, people want to weigh in about the Occupy Wall Street protests around the country, from CEOs and politicians to your next-door neighbor. So far the talk has translated into little action. Two months into the movement, with police dismantling the encampments one by one, city by city, few politicians or policymakers have publicly taken up the protesters’ cause and done anything to address corporate excesses and economic inequality.

By By David Caruso, The Associated Press , November 17, 2011

Deaths at Occupy camps bring pressure for shutdown

OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — Oakland officials have twice issued eviction notices to an anti-Wall Street encampment and officials elsewhere urged an end to similar gatherings as pressures against Occupy protest sites mounted in the wake of three deaths in different cities, including two by gunfire.

November 12, 2011

Some in N.D. donate to protest movement

An online payment service says more than 8,000 donors from 37 countries have contributed money online to Occupy Wall Street since the movement took off several weeks ago.

November 02, 2011

Injured vet spent day at work, nights at protest

OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — The Iraq War veteran injured in clashes between police and anti-Wall Street protesters felt so strongly about economic inequality that he wanted to do something to change it, his roommate said Thursday.

By Jason Dearen and Terry Collins, Associated Press , October 27, 2011

Protesters suspicious of plan to clean up NYC park

NEW YORK (AP) — The owner of the private park where Wall Street protesters are camped out gave them notice Thursday that after it power-washes the space it will begin enforcing regulations, which prohibit everything from lying down on benches to storing personal property on the ground.

By Meghan Barr and Verena Dobnik, Associated Press , October 13, 2011

Unions, students join protesters

Unions lent their muscle to the long-running protest against Wall Street and economic inequality Wednesday, with their members joining thousands of protesters in a lower Manhattan march as smaller demonstrations flourished across the country.

October 06, 2011

Protesters hold ground on Wall Street

The protesters who have been camping out in Manhattan’s Financial District for more than two weeks eat donated food and keep their laptops running with a portable gas-powered generator. They have a newspaper — the Occupied Wall Street Journal — and a makeshift hospital.

By By Verena Dobnik, The Associated Press , October 03, 2011

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