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3 Arrested in Manhattan as March Turns Into a Melee

A group of people who had attended an anarchist book fair in Manhattan later marched to a nearby Starbucks on Saturday night and began swinging at the windows with metal pipes, as frightened customers hid under tables, the police said.…

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Why Would Chris Christie Pay $2.5 Million Each For 100 “New” Jobs

Prudential wants a $250M tax break to build a new plush office tower in Newark.

Prudential made $3.5 B in profit last years. Why should they get public subsidies ? Why are NJ Taxpayers footing this bill.

Prudential says they …

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Why Is Prudential Trying To Weasel? Notice of Coming Civil Disobedience

Prudential Insurance made a $3 – $3.5 Billion in profit last year, and have approximately $870 Billion in assets. They have a market cap of $26 Billion.

Prudential is the second largest life insurance company in the U.S. It had …

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Occupy Essex Sets Sights on Pru

Occupy Essex, an offshoot of the broader Occupy movement that is focused on fighting corruption and cronyism against major banks and corporations based in New Jersey has set its sights on one of Newark NJ’s most conspicuous players, Prudential Financial

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‘Occupy Transit’ activists protest funding cuts

NEWARK— Union members and activists took to the state’s bus stops and train stations Wednesday to “Occupy Transit” – or, more accurately, to warn riders about how potential cuts in the federal Transportation Funding Bill will affect their ride.…

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Less Visible Occupy Movement Looks for Staying Power

WASHINGTON — Six months after the Occupy movement first used protests and encampments to turn the nation’s attention to economic inequality, the movement needs to find new ways to gain attention or it will most likely fade to the edges …

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Arrests at Occupy Wall Street Rally

A woman arrested on Saturday during a march meant to object to the police decision a week earlier to close Zuccotti Park. The police arrested several people on Saturday during an Occupy Wall Street march that organizers said was meant …

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A Special Notice For The Newark Business Community From Occupy Essex-Occupy Newark

Why is a super wealthy corporation that made $3 Billion in profit last year being given a $250 Million tax credit to build a shiny new corporate office building in Newark? Why should the taxpayers finance these billionaires?

Prudential Insurance

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Police Evict Occupy Newark Protesters

NEWARK — Authorities swept in shortly after midnight Wednesday and ended what appeared to be a relatively harmonious co-existence between the city of Newark and its occupiers.

At Military Park, the site of Occupy Newark, about two dozen police officers …

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Occupy Wall Street Journalist Arrests Cost U.S. Dearly In Latest Survey

The targeting of journalists covering the Occupy Wall Street movement has caused the United States to drop precipitously in a leading survey of press freedom.

Reporters Without Borders’ latest Press Freedom Index was released on Wednesday, and the list …

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