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In reply to the discussion: forty thousand XL protesers in Washington DC this Sunday [View all]
http://america.aljazeera.com/articles/2014/3/2/students-protestkeystoneoutsideofwhitehousearrestsmade.html
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Police arrested nearly 400 student-led demonstrators who marched to the White House on Sunday to protest against the Keystone XL pipeline.
Marching under the name XL Dissent, at least 500 students from across the United States demonstrated and engaged in acts of civil disobedience outside the White House.
After repeated warnings, police arrested demonstrators for "blocking passage" of sidewalks, Sgt. Lelani Woods of the U.S. Park Police told Al Jazeera. "We advised protesters of the outcome of the warnings, which would be an arrest. They decided to remain on the sidewalk, so the arrest process began," she said.
Marching under the name XL Dissent, at least 500 students from across the United States demonstrated and engaged in acts of civil disobedience outside the White House.
After repeated warnings, police arrested demonstrators for "blocking passage" of sidewalks, Sgt. Lelani Woods of the U.S. Park Police told Al Jazeera. "We advised protesters of the outcome of the warnings, which would be an arrest. They decided to remain on the sidewalk, so the arrest process began," she said.
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Because we WERE an activist place is the REASON we've been invaded......
socialist_n_TN
Mar 2014
#39
My internet is on dialup - so I can't stream anything, not audio, not video.
scarletwoman
Mar 2014
#10
What Kristin Welker, whom I loathe, reported to Alex Witt just before 2pm ET was
ChisolmTrailDem
Mar 2014
#16
And in a week or so everyone will forget this latest drama. They never follow up on
sabrina 1
Mar 2014
#33
I heard about this on Democracy Now! a couple weeks ago...glad it was a such a good turnout!
deutsey
Mar 2014
#57