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Morning read: Occupy Albany gone, but not far

Occupy Wall Street protesters boosted from their Academy Park encampment plan a return to the Capitol Building today. The Albany Times Union has a story this morning from the protesters’ new headquarters, in a former art gallery a mile or so...

The crush at Occupy Wall St.

We visited the Occupy Wall St. encampment Saturday afternoon, and found ourselves in a crush of (other) tourists. Clearly, the Occupy tent village is a major attraction. No big surprise, really. I mean, we were there just to check it out, too. But...

Police report shooting at “Occupy Burlington” encampment

Update: The Burlington Free Press now reports the following: “Todd Lacroix, an Occupy Burlington organizer, echoed several people on the scene who said the shooting was apparently self-inflicted.” Police are saying a 35-year-old man is...

What about this 99% vs. 1%?

I had been wondering about the actual numbers cited by the Occupy Wall Street demonstrations, so I was interested to see the very helpful graph in Saturday’s NY Times illustrating the economic divide in our country. Check it out here. In case...

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New York City's "Occupy Wall Street" protests

Cuomo on Occupy Wall Street protestors: Mixed emotions

by Karen DeWitt

Albany, NY, Oct 06, 2011 — Talking to reporters Thursday, Governor Andrew Cuomo expressed admiration and concern about the "occupy wall street" protests. He said he understands the "frustration" of the demonstrators--but admits the state depends on revenues from the financial industry to balance its budget. In Albany, Karen DeWitt has more: Go to full article

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