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spooky3 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Feb-27-11 09:43 PM
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Yahoo! (Finance) News: Police Won't Boot Protesters from Wis. Capitol
MADISON, Wis. (AP) -- The occupation of the Wisconsin Capitol by protesters fighting efforts to strip public workers of union bargaining rights carried on Sunday after police decided not to forcibly remove demonstrators and end a nearly two-week-long sit-in.

The state agency that oversees the Capitol had asked the throngs of demonstrators who have camped out inside the building since Feb. 15 to leave by 4 p.m., saying the building was in dire need of a cleaning.

But in the hours before the deadline came and after it passed, it was clear most protesters did not intend to leave voluntarily and police had no immediate intention of forcing them to go.

Late Sunday night, Wisconsin Capitol Police Chief Charles Tubbs said no demonstrators would be arrested as long as they continue to obey the law.

more at: http://finance.yahoo.com/news/Police-wont-boot-protesters-apf-3882130599.html?x=0&sec=topStories&pos=main&asset=&ccode=
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upi402 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Feb-27-11 09:46 PM
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1. Yahoo news has been more informative than CNN for me n/t
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Jackpine Radical Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Feb-27-11 09:47 PM
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2. This has been declared not newsworthy. Why are you saying these things?
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spooky3 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Feb-27-11 09:48 PM
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3. I was so shocked when I saw this on mainstream Yahoo! I must have lost my mind.
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valerief Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Feb-27-11 09:50 PM
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4. Just people protecting their rights. Nothing to see here. Move along. Watch the Oscars.
And die quickly. That's how you can support your Republican billionaires.
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Skip_In_Boulder Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Feb-27-11 09:57 PM
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5. I saw a Tweet earlier on that said
The police were working with protesters to get some more food in there. Looks like Ian's pizza again tonight.
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spooky3 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Feb-27-11 10:09 PM
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6. Botany and some others posted a link to a lot of food delivery places
I wish I had bookmarked it.
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spooky3 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Feb-27-11 10:25 PM
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7. Looks as if plenty of Koch lackeys have added their comments on Yahoo!
"Just run a couple fire hoses in there and flush out the rubbish."

"big government imposing their will on you is communism. stand united. fear and hate must not prevail!"

"Conservatives would keep the place clean. Liberals are filthy. Just look at the Washington marches. The liberals ALWAYS leave an UGLY mess. Conservatives clean up after themselves."

etc.
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