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December 8, 2011

Dozens Arrested Protesting Lobbyists in D.C. 
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More than 70 people were arrested when in Occupy protesters blocked
intersections and snarled traffic in the heart of the nation’s
lobbying industry in Washington, D.C. Demonstrators formed human chains
across streets and protested in front of a lobbying firm founded by a
former chief of staff in the Clinton administration. Protesters have
swarmed Capitol Hill this week in an action to demand jobs and a
re-structuring of the nation’s economic system.

Protester 1: "I think they are demonstrating democracy in action. This
is democracy.

Protester 2: "I think they are heroes. I think their rights are being
squashed. Obviously, they are in the middle of the road, given, but that
being said, this is a true American protest. These people are heroes.
They are standing up for American rights. They are all types of people.
We have veterans in there. We have all types of races, all types of
religions."



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