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Monday, May 21, 2012  Chicago braces for 2nd, final day of NATO protests after day of clashes, arrests and injuries

Saturday, December 10, 2011  Police evict Occupy Boston protesters; 46 arrested on trespassing, disorderly conduct charges

Wednesday, November 30, 2011  Police in Los Angeles, Philadelphia dismantle Occupy encampments; over 200 arrested in LA

Saturday, November 26, 2011  Los Angeles mayor says Occupy group must leave camp; groups elsewhere discourage Black Friday shopping

Thursday, November 24, 2011  San Francisco, Los Angeles city officials negotiating with Occupy movement to close camps, end drain on resources

Friday, November 18, 2011  Violence, clashes with police mar Occupy protests; crowd control tactics questioned

Thursday, November 17, 2011  Democrats see political minefield in Occupy Wall Street protests

Tuesday, November 15, 2011  Hundreds of New York police officers clear Occupy Wall Street protesters from Zuccotti Park; 70 arrests

Thursday, November 03, 2011  Peaceful Occupy protests degenerate into chaos in Oakland, Calif.; police arrest dozens

Wednesday, November 02, 2011  Oakland prepared Wednesday for a broad-based call to action that was expected to include marches, pickets outside banks, school shutdowns and an attempt to close the nation's fifth-busiest port.

Friday, October 28, 2011  Wall Street protesters rush to prepare as cold weather sets in; 'Our Valley Forge moment'

Friday, October 28, 2011  Anti-Wall Street protesters hold vigils for Iraq War vet injured during police clash

Friday, October 14, 2011  Denver police move on Wall Street protesters outside state Capitol, arrest some

Friday, October 14, 2011  Cleanup postponed at New York City plaza where encamped protesters had feared eviction

Monday, October 03, 2011  Wall Street protesters urged to dress as corporate zombies as part of continuing campaign