This version of Emily's story is almost 500 words longer than the piece published in the Indypendent.
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File this under, "Well, duh!" The Washington Post yesterday wrote a story about the problems with NYPD's tactics before and during the RNC. The best part of the story, and perhaps most important lesson, was the last sentence, a quote by Norman Siegal (Steven's bro?!), a civil liberties lawyer, who said, "We don't lose our rights overnight with a big bang; we lose them incrementally over time."
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The latest on the NYPD arrest tactics. By the way, when blogging a NYT article, use this link to generate a link that will get the article for the reader w/o the reader having to register. Very handy!!
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The Reporters' Committee for Freedom of the Press has released the following report: |
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Hi everyone, I went to court this morning for my arraignment at 100 Centre Street, the building attached to the prison—the “Tombs |
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Howard Besser's photos from the demonstrations: |
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Someone was requesting images of the protest at the New York Public Library. After looking through many many images, I finally managed to amass a few from Indymedia. I'm thinking that there are some people in New York right now that will have some pictures to share when they get home, as well.
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CEO Pay Soars at Companies That Send Jobs Overseas From the Press Release: "Average CEO compensation at the 50 firms outsourcing the most service jobs increased by 46 percent in 2003, compared to a 9 percent average increase for all CEOs at the 365 large companies surveyed by Business Week. Top outsourcers earned an average of $10.4 million in 2003, 28 percent more than the average CEO compensation of $8.1 million. From 2001 to 2003, the top 50 outsourcing CEOs earned $2.2 billion while sending an estimated 200,000 jobs overseas."
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While thousands of people are gathering in Union Square for a candle-light vigil, NYPD is equipped with Long Range Acoustic Device (LRAD), a 45-pound mega-megaphone which can cause permanent hearing damage. LRAD was developed by American Technology Corp. of San Diego which got a $1.1 million (U.S.) contract from the U.S. Marine Corps. According to Wikipedia, the device was originally intended to be used by American warships to warn incoming vessels of their arrival.
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