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Occupy activists target US Capitol over legislation
Morning Star Foreign Desk 12 01 18

US citizens have massed at the Capitol and congressional office buildings to protest against the growing influence of big capital on their legislature.
Hundreds of Occupy activists defied heavy rain on Tuesday and descended on the Capitol's soaked lawn waving placards reading: "Congress for sale" and "Banksters of America."
Participants said they were optimistic about the strength of the Occupy movement, which began in September when protesters pitched tents in a lower Manhattan park in the heart of the US financial district.
The movement has since spread to dozens of cities, including Washington. While many cities have moved to evict the protesters, the National Park Service has allowed encampments to remain in two public squares near the White House.
"I'm encouraged," said pensioner Jon Wynn of North Carolina.
"There's energy here, even if there's not a whole lot of people."
The protest was mounted a day after the Washington Post published a poll which suggests that a record 84 per cent of US citizens disapprove of the way their legislators are doing their job.
While the rally was mostly peaceful, there were some scuffles between police and protesters along walkways leading to the Capitol.
Four people were arrested - one for allegedly assaulting a police officer and three accused of crossing a police line.
Retired teacher from New Hampshire Anne Filson said that she was disappointed by the turnout and said Occupy protesters needed to stick to their core message of narrowing the gap between rich and poor.
Ms Filson said protesters did not help the cause by carrying profane signs and antagonising police.

Picture: Protester Tara Rush of Syracuse sits outside the community tent at Preservation Park along South Salina Street on Wednesday.

US authorities have issued eviction orders for an anti-Wall Street encampment in the New York State's city of Syracuse, as the protest campaign intensifies.

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