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Demonstrations supportive of the Occupy wall Street movement were held in Duluth, Rochester and Brainerd.
Protesters will meet for a general assembly at 6 p.m. Wednesday in Minnesota Power Plaza.
Problems with mortgages aren’t confined to Chicago, Minnesotans have been foreclosed on more than 22,000 times this year.
Ellison said officials should respect the autonomy of the Occupy Wall Street movement, and not try to “inject” themselves into it.
Participants in Occupy MN pointed to the country’s growing divide between the rich and poor, as well as corporate influence on government.
Award-winning photojournalist Kathy Easthagen documented the first evening of the Occupy Minnesota action in downtown Minneapolis for the Minnesota Independent.
The demonstrators were the outgrowth of an Occupy Wall Street movement that started in New York more than three weeks ago.
Minneapolis Mayor RT Rybak sympathized with protesters in a statement on his mayoral blog. The Minnesota AFL-CIO called on its members to join the Minneapolis occupation.
Dayton said the state should proceed carefully and considerately, partly because of the potential environmental impact of the new non-ferrous mining.
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