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struggle4progress Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Oct-10-11 11:28 AM
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Wall Street protests spread to Charleston
Posted: Oct 07, 2011 8:41 AM EDT Updated: Oct 07, 2011 8:41 AM EDT
By Deja Knight

CHARLESTON, SC (WCSC) -

From New York City and Boston to Los Angeles and soon Charleston, a national movement is on its way to the streets of the Lowcountry.

Protesters all over the country are speaking out against corporate greed and big government; what they call "the one percent." The national movement is called Occupy Together. Each branch takes on its own name like occupy Wall Street.

Thursday night, Occupy Charleston was born. Over 60 people attended the first meeting and say they want change. Accountability was the theme of Occupy Charleston's first general assembly.

What started as a Facebook group Monday drew over 60 people to Gage Hall. People in the group are demanding accountability from Wall Street and the government ...

http://www.live5news.com/story/15639958/wall-street-protests
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