by Michael Olson

McCain and Palin family Minnesota meet and greet
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St. Paul, MN: Police tear gas protesters in the streets outside the Republican National Convention at the Xcel Energy Center September 2, 2008.

We previously noted that protesters and journalists have been arrested during the RNC and that many protesters were facing felony charges.

Today St. Paul-based Minnesota Public Radio reports that police have slapped another 8 anarchists with terrorism-related felony charges. Their attorney calls the charges "an abuse of the criminal justice system."

Tear gas has been a key ingredient outside of the RNC. MPR is on top of what is happening in the streets and what the top brass have to say about it. Check out these 360 photos of a protest as it meandered through the streets of St Paul. That protest is one of many which have resulted in the arrest of hundreds of protesters. Ramsey County Court is working overtime to process the defendants.

And what ever happened to the designated free speech zone? Here's a profile of one person that isn't afraid to speak out in the designated protest space; a "deserted, half-block long closed city street."