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Occupy Oakland's return spells trouble to top cop

sfgate.com - Mathew Sumner / Special to the Chronicle Oakland mayor Jean Quan and interim Police Chief Howard Jordan update the city's position on Occupy Oakland. In remarks that may put him on a collision cour...

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38 arrested at Occupy Austin

cnn.com - From Maria P. White, CNN updated 7:24 AM EST, Sun October 30, 2011(CNN) -- Dozens of Occupy Austin members accused of criminal trespassing were arrested early Sunday, police in the Texas capital sa...

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Teachers Learning in a Virtual World

impatientoptimists.org - Ever wonder whether you have what it takes to be teacher? At the University of Central Florida (UCF) we are using a new tool, TeachLivE™, to help students decide if being a teacher is right for th...

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A MOVIE WARNS US | Dailycensored.com #ows

bigeducationape.blogspot.com - A MOVIE WARNS US | Dailycensored.com:A MOVIE WARNS USWritten by slandauDaily Journal (Opinion), PoliticsOct 29, 20110diggShareBy Saul LandauOccupy Wall Street activists everywhere agree: the system...

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Occupy Orange County protesters allowed to stay overnight

latimesblogs.latimes.com - The Irvine City Council has approved Occupy Orange County demonstrators' request to camp overnight on the Civic Center lawn. "America is a democratic country," Mayor Sukhee Kang said Thursday. "It ...

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Mass. Sen. hopeful Warren taps academia support

boston.com - BOSTON—Elizabeth Warren, a Harvard professor who's spent much of her life in academia, is tapping fellow professors across the country as she raises money for her bid to unseat incumbent Republican...

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Occupy Iowa braces for icy winter

omaha.com - DES MOINES, Iowa — Add another concern for Occupy Wall Street protesters in Des Moines and Iowa City — an icy Iowa winter.In Des Moines, up to two dozen people have camped most nights at a park abo...

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Police At #OccupyDenver Turn Violent

addictinginfo.org - At Saturday night’s Occupy Denver protest, police fired pepper spray and pepper balls. 20 protesters were arrested and several were sent to the hospital. One man was shot in the face with pepper bu...

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Protesters' confrontation with police ends peacefully

mercurynews.com - It appeared protesters and gas mask-wearing police officers would clash again Saturday night on Oakland streets, four days after a violent police crackdown shoved the Occupy Oakland movement into t...

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Nuclear powers plan weapons spending spree, report finds

democraticunderground.com - Source: The GuardianThe world's nuclear powers are planning to spend hundreds of billions of pounds modernising and upgrading weapons warheads and delivery systems over the next decade, according t...

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The Best Sites For ELL’s To Learn About Punctuation

larryferlazzo.edublogs.org - Oct 30 2011 Larry FerlazzoI published two posts related to punctuation yesterday — This Is The Best Lesson Plan On Punctuation I’ve Ever Read and Fun Punctuation Video. They inspired me to make som...

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Ad Agencies, PR Firms Try to Co-Opt Bloggers

lafiga.firedoglake.com - In light of the Gawker story on blogger payola, I thought I would share my own story and response. Earlier this month I received this email: I’ve been reading lafiga.firedoglake.com and have a st...

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San Francisco protesters march in Halloween rally

sfgate.com - Paul Chinn / The Chronicle An Occupy SF protester, wearing a fat cat Halloween costume carrying a politician puppet, marches on Market Street in San Francisco on Saturday. (10-29) 16:11 PDT San Fra...

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Late Late Night FDL: The Night of the Living Duck

firedoglake.com - Daffy Duck — The Night of the Living Duck. This Warner Bros. Cartoons Inc. Merrie Melodies cartoon was released in 1988. Directed by Greg Ford and Terry Lennon. Produced by Steven S. Greene. Co-pr...

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A MOVIE WARNS US | Dailycensored.com #ows

bigeducationape.blogspot.com - A MOVIE WARNS US | Dailycensored.com:A MOVIE WARNS USWritten by slandauDaily Journal (Opinion), PoliticsOct 29, 20110diggShareBy Saul LandauOccupy Wall Street activists everywhere agree: the system...

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