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Tuesday, April 23, 2013  Water cannon, legions of police bolster French Assembly building for final gay marriage vote

Sunday, January 20, 2013  KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) -- A southwest Missouri man wielding an unloaded AK-47 marches in front of the federal courthouse in Kansas City in protest of the president's proposal to ban military-style assault rifles.

Monday, November 19, 2012  Wranglers say horses, other animals used in 'Hobbit' movies died on unsafe New Zealand farm

Monday, August 27, 2012  The fight for gay rights is playing out in city halls and town squares throughout the nation's heartland, from southwest Missouri to the Kansas plains to Nebraska college towns.

Thursday, August 02, 2012  Charlotte police say they're prepared to handle protests at Democratic National Convention

Tuesday, May 22, 2012  Chicago Police Department praised by many for handling of NATO summit protests

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

Sunday, November 27, 2011  Update:  Derrik Sweeney described his reaction to being arrested in Cairo after protesting to reporters on Sunday.

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

Tuesday, October 04, 2011  Protests against Wall Street and joblessness spread across nation, galvanized by arrests in New York

Tuesday, August 16, 2011  Protests bring out San Francisco demonstrators, but no wireless shutdowns; ACLU backs off lawsuit threat

Thursday, May 19, 2011  In the recording, Bin Laden accused rulers of building themselves into idols and manipulating the media to stay in power.

Monday, March 21, 2011  Tanks, armored vehicles deploy in Yemen's capital as top commander defects to opposition

Thursday, March 17, 2011  Recent labor frays in statehouses, elsewhere come with burden of history for Irish-Americans

Thursday, March 03, 2011  Updated with link to court's decision. In free speech case, US Supreme Court rules for protesters at Marine's funeral