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PICKET: (video) Schakowsky stands by protesters following arrests in Chicago
Congresswoman Jan Schakowsky, Illinois Democrat, celebrated with demonstrators after the group barged into a Mortgage Bankers Association of America meeting at the Hyatt Regency in downtown Chicago on Tuesday.
PICKET: NY Congressman defends Wall St. protesters-tells Wall St. constituents to get over it
Although Congressman Jerry Nadler, New York Democrat, represents the residents in the Wall Street area of Manhattan, he is defending protesters who are occupying Zuccoti Park in New York's financial distict and telling his constituents to just suck it up and deal with the inconveniences the protesters have brought to the neighborhood. The "occupy" demonstrations first launched in his district last month.
PICKET: Christie throws support behind Romney
New Jersey Republican Governor Chris Christie endorsed GOP presidential candidate former Massachusetts Governor Mitt Romney on Tuesday.
PICKET: (video) Police move in on 'occupy Boston' protester camp
In the early morning hours on Tuesday, the Boston police department moved in on Occupy demonstrator camps.
PICKET: Communists hijacking 'occupy wall street' movement?
Not to be outdone by the likes of Venezuela's Hugo Chavez, who claimed there is "horrible repression" of the "Occupy Wall Street" protesters or by an Iranian commander who called the demonstrations an "American Spring," Communist Party USA wants in on the "Occupy" protest action.
PICKET:(video) Jazz hands and phrase repetition rule 'occupy' meetings
"Mic check!..." yells an "Occupy Wall Street" organizer in Zucotti park. "Mic check!" the crowd around her responds. That is the signal that an OWS meeting is about to begin. Say goodbye to Robert's Rules of Order.
PICKET: 'Occupy' demonstrations benefit from taxpayer bailouts
Occupy Wall Street protesters are angered about the bank bailout, but do they realize their own protest is a beneficiary of a bailout too?
PICKET: Is Gov. Daniels just going through the motions with endorsement of Lugar?
Indiana Governor Mitch Daniels endorses his former boss Senator Dick Lugar, Indiana Republican, in the GOP senate primary. However, Governor Daniels goes out of his way to shed positive light on Lugar's primary challenger Dick Mourdock, while the Republican Governor's book stays silent on Lugar.
PICKET: Reid goes nuclear
Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, Nevada Democrat, changed the rules in the Senate that would block the minority party's amendments from consideration.
PICKET: (video) Evening melee breaks out between NYPD and Wall Street protesters
Calm relations between the Occupy Wall Street protesters and the New York City Police Department only lasted so long since the labor unions packed up and went home after marching with OWS participants.
PICKET:(video) Occupy Wall Street protester rails against Obama and jobs bill
The Occupy Wall Street crowd are almost 20 days into their protest in New York's downtown financial district. While it was difficult to pin down who the group would like to see in the White House in 2012, one woman was angry at President Barack Obama for not doing enough with creating jobs and believed the jobs bill in Washingotn would be unhelpful. Like many at the OWS gathering she was critical of banks and corporations.
PICKET: (video) Exclusive - Chu on Solyndra critics: 'There are all sorts of people who have wonderful 20/20 hindsight'
U.S. Secretary of Energy Steven Chu spoke to the Washington Times' affiliated radio show, America's Morning News on Tuesday regarding questions surrounding the Energy Department's decision to approve a $535 million government loan to the now defunct California solar panel maker Solyndra.
PICKET: Occupy Wall Street protesters post manifesto of 'demands'
The "Occupy Wall Street" protesters have listed 13 proposed demands from their website.
PICKET: Occupy Wall Street protesters post grievances
According to a statement by the members of the "Occupy Wall Street" protest, a number of grievances were "unanimously voted on" at 8pm on Thursday evening. The declaration states this is the first official document from the "Occupy Wall Street" protesters and three more statements will be released titled: 1) A declaration of demands. 2) Principles of Solidarity 3) Documentation on how to form your own Direct Democracy Occupation Group.
PICKET: Dems hope for Obama boost from al-Awlaki kill
Hoping to see a boost in President Barack Obama's poll numbers, Democrats are messaging that it has been under the current administration's watch that terrorists Osama bin Laden, Anwar al-Awlaki, and Samir Khan were killed.
