Protesters came out to the public square for a multitude of reasons, but all asserted the right of dissidents to put up temporary shelters to stave off the coming Minnesota winter.
Ellison said politicians in Washington should support Occupy Wall Street and “lead with what we believe for a change.”
In Minnesota’s 8th Congressional District, where at least four DFL candidates are vying to take on Rep. Chip Cravaack, Tarryl Clark gathered up $228,000, more than Cravaack.
After a failed attempt to maintain transparent tents on county land, demonstrators said Sunday that they’ll likely put up tents across the street on city property.
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The historically low interest rates available on loans is likely helping to drive up land prices.
Demonstrations supportive of the Occupy wall Street movement were held in Duluth, Rochester and Brainerd.
Ellison said officials should respect the autonomy of the Occupy Wall Street movement, and not try to “inject” themselves into it.
In what critics refer to as “influence-buying,” Comcast pumped millions of dollars into the political system at a time when the company was pushing its merger with NBC-Universal, which was eventually approved.
A number of events are planned for coming weeks, with the democratic general assembly happening at 1 p.m. and 7 p.m. each day.
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