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Wall Street Occupiers
Visit Washington D.C.
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To rebuild a ghost town…
Anti-Wall Street protesters stand inside a wooden structure they built in their encampment at McPherson Square in Washington DC on December 4, 2011… (AFP Photo / Nicholas Kamm)
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Or go camping…
Here we have a view of the Occupy DC campers at Freedom Plaza within view of the Capitol. (Michael Reynolds / EPA)
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Parading…
Hundreds of demonstrators from 46 states arrived in Washington DC in December, 2011. They marched and staged demonstrations, including occupying the offices of their senators and representatives, in a brave attempt to take the goverment back from big corporations & the filthy rich… (UPI / Kevin Deitsch)
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Office sitting…
A staff member steps lightly as activists wait in U.S. Rep. Jeb Hensarling’s (R-TX) office for an unscheduled meeting with the congressman ~ part of the “Take Back the Capitol” demonstrations in Washingtion DC, December, 2011. (Photo by Alex Trombone)
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Lounging in the halls of congress…
Protesters from the Occupy Wall Street movement & union ativists relax disdainfully in the hallway outside the office of U.S. Senator Scott Brown (R-MA) (not pictured), in Washington DC, December 2011… (REUTERS/Jonathan Ernest)
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Alas!
And some of them got arrested…