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Minnesota Democrat Keith Ellison, the first Muslim elected to Congress. Begins 24-hour hunger strike in solidarity with Occupy DC protesters.
Posted on December 17, 2011 at 10:01 PM EST
A Congressman started a 24-hour hunger strike Thursday evening as a sign of solidarity with four Occupy DC protesters who have fasted for more than a week.
The Single Largest Benefactor of Occupy Wall Street?: A Mitt Romney Donor.
Posted on December 16, 2011 at 3:04 PM EST
Meet Robert Halper, a retired trader and former vice chairman of the New York Mercantile Exchange. Like a lot of wealthy Wall Street-connected 52-year-olds, Halper gave the maximum contribution of $2,500 to Mitt Romney’s presidential campaign. But this guy also wrote a $20,000 check to help launch Occupy Wall Street.
How ‘Occupy Wall Street’ Was Organized From Day One.
Posted on December 16, 2011 at 2:48 PM EST
Breakdown of the Connections Between The Working Family Party, SEIU, ACORN, The New Party, The DNC, Democratic Socialists of America, Tides, George Soros and The Obama Administration:
Activist Shepard Fairey, of Obama’s ‘HOPE’ poster fame, designed the cover image for Time’s “Person Of The Year”
Posted on December 15, 2011 at 5:38 PM EST
Time Magazine released its annual ‘Person of the Year’ issue, with ‘The Protestor’ earning the coveted title as well as the magazine cover.
Issa Presses Interior Department On Occupy D.C. Camp.
Posted on December 15, 2011 at 5:10 PM EST
A leading House Republican has asked the Department of the Interior why the National Park Service has allowed dozens of Occupy D.C. protesters to remain in a downtown park that has been damaged by the makeshift tent city.
Darrell Issa: Occupy trashed stimulus project.
Posted on December 14, 2011 at 3:45 PM EST
Oversight Committee Chairman Rep. Darrell Issa (R-Calif.) is demanding an explanation for why the Obama administration allowed Occupy DC protesters to camp in a park that was recently rehabilitated with $400,000 in federal stimulus funds.
Issa to Interior: Has politics prevented police from evicting Occupy D.C.?
Posted on December 13, 2011 at 6:57 PM EST
A Republican member of Congress wants the Interior Department to explain whether politics played into the decision to let Occupy D.C. illegally “damage or destroy” a downtown park recently rehabilitated with $400,000 in stimulus funds.
400,000 Dollars In Stimulus Funds Were Spent To Upgrade Park Now Under ‘Occupation.’
Posted on December 13, 2011 at 6:50 PM EST
Oversight Committee Chairman Rep. Darrell Issa (R-Calif.) is demanding an explanation for why the Obama administration allowed Occupy DC protesters to camp in a park that was recently rehabilitated with $400,000 in federal stimulus funds.
Occupy Activists To Meet With Progressive Lawmakers.
Posted on December 13, 2011 at 6:26 PM EST
An Occupy Wall Street group will take to the House later this week, only this time the meeting is a planned occasion with the Congressional Progressive Caucus.
Former Obama Green Czar Calls on Occupiers to Blockade All Major Western Ports.
Posted on December 4, 2011 at 2:08 PM EST
