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November 14, 2011

Portland Police Arrest Over 50 Occupy Demonstrators 
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Police in Portland, Oregon, encountered an estimated 1,000 Occupy
protesters Sunday afternoon in an attempt to shut down their weeks-old
encampment. Nearly a dozen law enforcement agencies dispatched more than
300 officers for the eviction after Mayor Sam Adams ordered the camp
shut down. More than 50 arrests were made.



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