The original content of Democracy Now! Headlines appears under the Creative Commons BY-NC-ND 3.0 License (United States). For more, including their other shows and media, visit www.democracynow.org. December 6, 2011 Activists Begin "Take Back the Capitol" Week in D.C. ----------------------------------------------------- Hundreds of activists are gathering in Washington, D.C. for a week-long protest dubbed, "Take back the Capitol from corporate control." A series of demonstrations and sit-ins are expected to protest corporate influence over the political process. Organizers say they expect many attendees from the Occupy encampments that have been shut down in recent weeks nationwide. .