Occupy protesters march nationwide; many arrested

[Omaha Steve]

Source: AP-Excite

By KAREN MATTHEWS

NEW YORK (AP) - Thousands of Occupy Wall Street demonstrators took to the streets around the U.S. on Thursday to mark two months since the movement's birth and signal they aren't ready to quit, despite the breakup of many of their encampments by police.

At least 175 people were arrested in New York, many for blocking streets near the New York Stock Exchange. One man was taken into custody for throwing liquid, possibly vinegar, into the faces of several police officers, authorities said. Police in Los Angeles arrested 23 people.

Demonstrations were also planned or under way in such cities as Washington, St. Louis, Las Vegas and Portland, Ore.

Chanting "All day, all week, shut down Wall Street," more than 1,000 demonstrators gathered near the NYSE and staged sit-ins at several intersections. Helmeted police broke up some of the clusters, but most of the crowd re-assembled in Zuccotti Park, where the encampment that served as the unofficial headquarters of the Occupy movement was broken up by police earlier this week.


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An Occupy Wall Street protester yells as he is arrested by the police after blocking an intersection near The New York Stock Exchange in New York, Thursday, Nov. 17, 2011. Two days after the encampment that sparked the global Occupy protest movement was cleared by authorities, demonstrators marched through New York's financial district and promised a national day of action with mass gatherings in other cities. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)

[Sarah Ibarruri]

1. Photos like these are a good thing. A very, very good thing. A picture speaks a thousand words

This needs to be spread far and wide, so everyone can see what 'the 1% system' does to keep people quiet.

[Hubert Flottz]

2. Reminds me of China or the Middle East instead of the USA.

The government can't handle the truth.

[russspeakeasy]

3. This movement has a chance to change this country for the better.

[Rosa Luxemburg]

4. protesters are not going to go away