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Occupy clashes on Wall Street in day of action
Updated at 3:05 p.m. ET
NEW YORK - Thousands of Occupy Wall Street demonstrators took to the streets around the U.S. on Thursday to mark two months since the movement's birth and signal they aren't ready to quit, despite the breakup of many of their encampments by police.
At least 175 people were arrested in New York for blocking streets near the New York Stock Exchange, and one man was taken into custody for throwing liquid, possibly vinegar, into the faces of several police officers, authorities said. Police in Los Angeles arrested 23 people.
Demonstrations were also planned or under way in such cities as Washington, St. Louis, Las Vegas and Portland, Ore.
Chanting "All day, all week, shut down Wall Street," more than 1,000 demonstrators gathered near the NYSE and staged sit-ins at several intersections. Helmeted police broke up some of the clusters, but most of the crowd re-assembled in Zuccotti Park, where the encampment that served as the unofficial headquarters of the Occupy movement was broken up by police earlier this week.
"This is a critical moment for the movement given what happened the other night," said Paul Knick, a software engineer from Montclair, N.J., as he marched through the financial district. "It seems like there's a concerted effort to stop the movement, and I'm here to make sure that doesn't happen."
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Organizers in New York said protesters would fan out across Manhattan later in the day and head into the subways, then march over the Brooklyn Bridge.
About 500 sympathizers, many of them union members, marched in downtown Los Angeles between the Bank of America tower and Wells Fargo Plaza, chanting, "Banks got bailed out, we got sold out."
In Albany, N.Y., about 250 protesters from Buffalo, Rochester and other encampments arrived by bus to join a demonstration in a downtown park. Police in Portland, Ore., closed a bridge in preparation for a march there and later detained more than a dozen people who sat down on the span.
The street demonstrations marked two months since the Occupy movement sprang to life in New York on Sept. 17. They were planned well before police raided a number of encampments over the past few days, but were seen by some activists as a way to demonstrate their resolve in the wake of the crackdown.
A police officer steps on the head of a demonstrator affiliated with the Occupy Wall Street movement as another arrests him Nov. 17, 2011, in New York.
/ AP PhotoThe demonstrators included the actor and director Andre Gregory, who said he hoped the movement would lead to national action on economic injustice.
"It's a possible beginning of something positive," he said.
Police said four officers went to a hospital after a demonstrator threw some kind of liquid in their faces. Many demonstrators were carrying vinegar as an antidote for pepper spray.
Some onlookers applauded the demonstrators from open windows. Others yelled, "Get a job!"
"I don't understand their logic," said Adam Lieberman, as he struggled to navigate police barricades on his way to work at JPMorgan Chase. "When you go into business, you go into business to make as much money as you can. And that's what banks do. They're trying to make a profit."
Gene Williams, a bond trader, joked that he was "one of the bad guys" but said he empathized with the demonstrators: "The fact of the matter is, there is a schism between the rich and the poor, and it's getting wider."
The confrontations followed early-morning arrests in other cities. In Dallas, police evicted dozens of protesters near City Hall, citing health and safety reasons. Eighteen protesters were arrested. Two demonstrators were arrested and about 20 tents removed at the University of California, Berkeley.
City officials and demonstrators were trying to decide what to do about an encampment in Philadelphia, where about 100 protesters were ordered on Wednesday to clear out immediately to make way for a long-planned $50 million plaza renovation at City Hall.
At a protest Wednesday in San Francisco, activists swarmed into a Bank of America branch and tried to set up camp in the lobby. About 100 demonstrators rushed into the bank, chanting "money for schools and education, not for banks and corporations."
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Apufan - tell us the name of the Presidential Candidate that is NOT taking any donations from corporations and lobbyists.................................................
i'm waiting........
still waiting...........
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Why apufan you've had since yesterday...and you NEVER answered me!
What a shame.
CBS I have a suggestion, since these people seem to be legitimate and others want to join with them, perhaps they should Start the Patriot Millionaires Foundation. Put their assets of taxing in a fund. Quite like Clintons except this is for America. They will volunteer their time, use their expertise, start their investment, bank. Next they will keep the money in this Foundation until Next Nov 12 when the election is over. With GOP out and TP even the worthless Dems, we can see them put money into paying China, India and start the loans clearing.
Open to others, Contributions, what they can do is Invest In American Jobs. They can offer money to small business or large with contract of what is expected of the Owner(s). Made in America, must hire 50% unemployed and then 30% seniors/disabled, 20% veterans.
Same with housing, work with Habitat and start having affordable homes built with Community, fair housing and mortgages. No more than they need. Community Garden . More investments with pay back and more volunteers.
Our Super Patriot Millionaires will be joined by many others, there will be other levels to help this grow. Other Countries will work accordingly.
Next no money for Military, Military need cuts Brass must go to early retirement, no benefits. We start this to filter thru Congress, Senate, Agencies, weeding them out. Too many agencies doin nothing taking lots of money that should be in helping Seniors, service, worker. As we see a clean sweep, more money given to a voted on need.
Social security reviewed see where money went, start getting it paid back. Program to see that kids go to sleep with home and food...not poisoned food, no GMO'd or irradiated.
Clintons' Foundation did not stay and help America. This one must. time is here to wake up, Buy American Support America.
Fine/tariff on American imports. cut import until our export is above the initiative to start creating home jobs. We grow rice, we are excellent auto makers, we have fruit, flower, sugar, so let us start making good clothes again...east is garbage clothes from head to toe. Take back our techno geek jobs. We were fore runners, take it back...Windmills, Water power, Solar, and there are more.
We need American working, We need a clean sweep. We need Millionaires that want to reuse their money on all of our terms. We could do more in two years than anyone has since Reagun... yes bubba got budget back up but you allowed us to sell out our Corporations...Time they leave the USA..no breaks, tariffs and taxes.
If you all put this together and submit this to the Patriot Millionaires, they would have an ark an which to build the financial district, they will have the power fairly and use it to create Changes
Lrts come up with a presentation We need the patriot Millionaires so lets show them how we can make the others crings
Oh Canada Movie
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eVBDwAuCdPw
carry on to #2..etc.. it will surprise you.
But Canada supports it People. Our Country promises us homes, takes them away/allowing banks to. Promises us jobs and sells them to overseas. Now is the time to stop buying outside our
Countries. Time we support our own businesses, farmers. Good Luck
The US must change the way we allow Corporations to do business in the US. The cannot continue to pay huge salary and bonuses to those at the top and send the jobs the average American can fill to other countries. The tax burden cannot be shouldered by those who make 1% of the income.
Today's protest will only grow until the the average American's needs are addressed.
Loved the pictures of world leaders kissing other world leaders. Great photoshop work there!!
As far as the Pope goes, I don't see why he's so PO'd about it.
The guy dresses more flamboyantly than Liberace!! If I see a guy dressed like the Pope walking down the street, I just assume they're gay! Is that profiling??
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Ok...so what has a catholic priest ever done to you??? (And keep it clean...this a family friendly post!!!)