RNC arrests

Four members of the CODEPINK women’s peace movement were arrested Wednesday afternoon. The women, Desiree Fairooz, 52, of Arlington, Texas; Toby Blome, 53 of El Cerrito, Cali.; Kit Siemen, 50, of Quilcene, Wash.; and Nancy Mancias, 38, of San Francisco, were protesting Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin near the St. Paul Hotel when police pushed them [...]

As protesters targeted vice presidential nominee Gov. Sarah Palin as her tour bus arrived at the Minneapolis Hilton, three street medics assisting protesters were snatched by unmarked security in riot gear who refused to identify who they were. They had no badges or other identification, just beige uniforms with black riot gear. You can see the video in larger format below.

Court action on RNC arrests, which started slowly Tuesday, should hit high gear today to meet a midday deadline for demonstrating probable cause on people detained at Monday’s protests.
The pace picked up just a bit Tuesday afternoon at the St. Paul court that’s dedicated to processing RNC-related arrests after a morning that saw only two [...]