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Wednesday, November 23, 2011

The Two-Way

Report: Occupy Protests Have Cost Cities $13 Million

In this Nov. 15 file photo, police officers disperse Occupy Wall Street protesters near the encampment at Zuccotti Park in New York.

November 23, 2011 The cost has come mainly from police overtime to monitor the protests and in some cases evict protesters.

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Tuesday, November 22, 2011

The Two-Way

Obama Gets Heckled, Occupy-Style

A protester shouts during a speech by President Obama today in Manchester, N.H.

November 22, 2011 "I appreciate you guys making your point," the president told protesters in New Hampshire today. "Let me go ahead and make mine. I'll listen to you and you listen to me."

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The Two-Way

Occupy Updates: L.A. Offers Space, Marchers Arrive In D.C.

At Occupy Los Angeles: Protesters, and one dog, take part in a yoga session.

November 22, 2011 Authorities are hoping Occupy protesters in Los Angeles will accept their offer of basically free office space and farmland in exchange for leaving their camp near city hall.

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Friday, November 18, 2011

The Salt

From Wall Street To Big Food, Occupiers Are Hungry For Change

Butterball frozen turkeys on display in a supermarket in Ohio.

November 18, 2011 Occupy Big Food says it wants "to take our food back and out of the hands of just a few large corporations." A food politics expert says the group should focus on learning about the farm bill.

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The Two-Way

Occupy, Tea Party Find Common Ground In Memphis

Mid-South Tea Party member Jan Allen stands by front of the sign-in desk before Thursday's meeting near Memphis.

November 18, 2011 Last night in Tennessee representatives from the Occupy Memphis movement sat down with about 75 members of the Mid-South Tea Party and had what's described as a "sometimes strained and confrontational, but mostly civil discussion."

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Thursday, November 17, 2011

The Two-Way

As Day Of Action Ends, What Next For Occupy?

Occupy Wall Street protesters walk across the Brooklyn Bridge. Progressive groups staged similar bridge marches in several cities in an event that was planned weeks ago, but happened to coincide with rallies marking two months since the start of the Occupy movement.

November 17, 2011 Occupy protesters coordinated rallies in several cities across the U.S. As a dramatic week came to a close for the protesters some said the movement was ready for a new phase.

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The Two-Way

Occupy Wall Street: A Lesson On An 'Organic Movement'

 A large gathering of protesters affiliated with the Occupy Wall Street Movement attend a rally in Union Square in New York City.

November 17, 2011 The Occupy Movement is purposely fractured and protesters take pride in the kind of decentralized governance they have created.

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The Two-Way

Voice From Zuccotti: 'The War Is Over'

Stephen Patti, 85, was one of the protesters at Zuccotti Park.

November 17, 2011 An 85-year-old World War II vet at Zuccotti Park said its time for the protesters to issue demands.

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The Two-Way

Arrests Being Made At Occupy Portland Protest, Scene Is 'Orderly'

In Los Angeles today: Occupy protesters march.

November 17, 2011 Protesters have also blocked some streets in Los Angeles in a peaceful demonstration.

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The Two-Way

Police Use Barricades To Control N.Y. Occupy Crowd

A couple of protesters dance on Wall St.

November 17, 2011 Small pockets of protesters are still milling about intersections all around lower Manhattan, but police have kept them from disrupting traffic any further.

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The Two-Way

At Occupy Wall Street: Some Arrests; Some Midday Chaos At Park

A demonstrator (left) and a police officer, in Manhattan's financial district earlier today.

November 17, 2011 As hundreds of protesters tried to clog the streets around the New York Stock Exchange, they were met by a heavy police presence.

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The Two-Way

Occupy Launches Day Of Action On Wall Street

Occupy Wall Street protesters gather about a block from the New York Stock Exchange.

November 17, 2011 As Wall Street employees make their way to work, the conflict at the center of the protest is on full display.

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The Two-Way

Occupy Prepares For Day Of Action On Wall Street

Occupy protesters argue with a passerby.

November 17, 2011 Organizers said their ultimate goal is to shut down Wall Street.

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The Two-Way

Occupy Wall Street Prepares For Big Protests in N.Y.

A near-empty Zuccotti Park on Wednesday night.

November 17, 2011 After Occupy Wall Street protesters were evicted from Zuccotti Park, it seemed a changed space. But protesters vowed to make Thursday's day of action big.

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Wednesday, November 16, 2011

Blog Of The Nation

November 16th: What's On Today's Show

A solitary Occupy Wall Street protestor holds a sign outside a nearly empty Zuccotti Park, Wednesday, Nov. 16, 2011, in New York.

November 16, 2011 In the first hour of Talk of the Nation Political Junkie Ken Rudin on Herman Cain's meltdown and the politics of debate season, and a year in the life of the National Book Award winner. In the second hour, author Robert Frank on the volatility of The High-Beta Rich, and the end of Occupy Wall Street?

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