Occupy D.C.
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White House locked down after smoke bomb thrown by protester
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The Secret Service is looking for the person or persons who threw a smoke bomb at the White House during last night’s “Occupy Wall Street” protests.
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House subcommittee to hold hearing on Occupy D.C.
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A House subcommittee will hold a hearing next week on the Occupy D.C. encampment in McPherson Square and the decision to allow protesters to remain there.
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Occupy DC protesters say they're not moving
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Mayor Gray has asked the National Park Service to remove the Occupy DC protesters from McPherson Park. Protesters, however, say they aren't going anywhere.
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Occupy D.C.: Move the protesters to Freedom Plaza? (Poll)
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Mayor Vincent Gray wants the National Park Service to remove Occupy protesters from McPherson Square. Should they stay, be removed or moved to Freedom Plaza? Take our poll.
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Samuel A. Mack ordered to stay away from baby left at Occupy D.C. camp
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A man arrested after police found a 13-month-old baby alone in a McPherson Square tent has been released on personal recognizance but ordered to stay away from the child.
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Occupy Congress: Occupy DC camps persist as rally planned next week
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While the movement flickers, the protest in the nation's capital is persisting into the winter, buoyed by demonstrators who camp out on federal land in a city with a tolerant, even celebrated, history of civil disobedience.
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Toddler left alone at Occupy D.C. McPherson Square camp, authorities say
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Officers say they discovered a 13-month-old girl alone inside a tent at the McPherson Square camp. Police believe she had been there for at least 30 minutes.
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Guantanamo Bay rally to close D.C. streets
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Some streets in downtown Washington will be closed because of events marking the 10th anniversary of the opening of the Guantanamo Bay prison.
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McPherson Square rat infestation has health officials concerned
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As if the cold weather and recently snowy conditions aren't enough for Occupy D.C. protesters to deal with, now they have rats to deal with.
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Darrell Issa wants documents on Occupy D.C.
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In a strongly worded letter to the Interior Department, a California GOP congressman asked pointed questions about whether the Occupy D.C. protesters should be allowed to stay in McPherson Square.
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Occupy D.C. asks judge to block eviction attempts
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In court papers filed Wednesday, a lawyer for Occupy D.C. says he's concerned that U.S. Park Police may seize the tents and other property from the demonstrators at McPherson Square.
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Rat complaints prompt inspection of Occupy D.C. camp
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Health officials are expected to return to the Occupy D.C. encampment in McPherson Square later this week after there were complaints about an increase in rats in the area.
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Occupy D.C. protestors brave cold temperatures
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Temperatures may reach the low 30’s today, but the wind chill could make it feel even colder. Still, that's not stopping the Occupy protesters camped out at McPherson Square in downtown.
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Freedom Plaza protesters granted permit extension through Feb. 28
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The National Park Service says the group originally known as Stop the Machine filed an application for a new permit that runs from Jan. 1 through Feb. 28, and the application was granted.
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D.C. police union: Violent crime rise due to Occupy protesters
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The District of Columbia Police Union says officers have repeatedly been pulled from neighborhood patrols and reassigned to monitor Occupy D.C. protests, and that a violent crime spike has been the result.
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Adrian Parsons, D.C. hunger striker, has lost 25 pounds since starting protest
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Adrian Parsons says he's lost 25 pounds off his already-thin 6-foot frame since the strike began. He says doctors have told him there's some stress on his kidneys, but he remains in reasonably good health.
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Occupy D.C. builds another structure in McPherson Square
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Authorities say that they received an anonymous call at about 11 p.m. Tuesday that a structure was going up in the months-old encampment in downtown D.C.
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Police officer allegedly assaulted at Occupy DC campsite
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Police arrested two Occupy DC protesters Thursday at the McPherson Square campsite and charged them with assaulting a police officer.
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