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‘Occupy The Caucus’ Activists Target Iowa Campaign Headquarters
http://thinkprogress.org/politics/2012/01/01/396163/occupy-activists-iowa-campaign/99 Percenters allied to Occupy Wall Street have launched what they call “Occupy The Caucus” to protest against corporate influence in American politics by occupying the offices of various campaign headquarters in the state of Iowa.
Scores of protesters marched on the campaign headquarters of candidates including Michele Bachmann, Rick Santorum, and Newt Gingrich (the “lobbyist” of the one percent). Eighteen demonstrators were arrested on Saturday, as demonstrators called for kicking money out of politics. Watch protesters get arrested outside Bachmann’s office:
video at link
http://thinkprogress.org/politics/2012/01/01/396163/occupy-activists-iowa-campaign/
The arrests come after arrests occurred earlier in the week, with twelve people being arrested on Thursday, including a teenage girl. In the coming days leading up to the caucus, protests will continue to escalate.