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Wounded Vietnamese-American Soldier Receives Segway

Vietnamese-American United States Army Captain James Van Thach, who was among thirty-seven severely wounded warriors that were presented Segway personal transporters by Segs4Vets.

(NEW YORK) - "As the holidays approach here in the United States, let us reflect for a moment how fortunate we are to live with freedoms in a country that is protected by our brave military men and women," says Tommy Nero Sullivan of V.I.P. Promotions.

"Since the United States’ War on Terrorism, many of our military men and women have sacrificed to protect our nation and many more return home to us with severe wounds..."

Occupy Oz

Perhaps it is time to consider occupying the headquarters of major media corporations...

(SAN FRANCISCO) - Those who never wanted an Occupy Wall Street movement are now in the business of telling us why it's all over, even as its animating concerns continue provoking popular discontent.

Salem Occupies Oregon State Parks

Any rewards for an Occupy movement that fully complied with officials?

(SALEM, Ore.) - Occupy Salem has been given a limited number of days to occupy Willson Park which is adjacent to the Oregon State capitol building.

What sets the Salem camp apart is the fact that relations have been good, the occupiers have not disrupted traffic patterns, they haven't been confrontational, but as expected in Oregon's capitol city, they have been very politically organized.

Occupy Oakland Re-camps at 19th and Telegraph, Calls for West Coast Port Shutdown 12 Dec

For today, the question will be whether the activists can hold their ground at the new encampment.

(OAKLAND, Calif.) - Following a rally and march from downtown Oakland's Frank Ogawa Plaza that may have been more than 2,000 strong, activists with Occupy Oakland tore down a fence that had been erected around Fox Square Park at 19th and Telegraph.

Right Wing Reporters Attacked by NY Cops, Helped by Occupiers

The Daily Caller's Michelle Fields faced abuse from the NYPD and help from protesters.

(NEW YORK) - The right-wing Daily Caller website has been anything but kind to Occupy Wall Street, even going so far as to condemn the protest movement as generating riots, murder, and arson.

But when a couple of Daily Caller employees were at Occupy Wall Street this morning, it was the very protesters they had been demonizing who ended up helping them out.

Bloomberg`s office admits to arresting journalists for covering OWS

It also opens up, of course, the argument of how free the free press actually is.

(NEW YORK RT) - Arrests in the Occupy movement nationally have surpassed 1,000, with 177 being charged by the NYPD this Thursday in only the first few hours.

What Next for Occupy Wall Street After Adverse Court Ruling?

OWS may lose the court case but hopefully they have not lost the spirit and determination of the movement.

(SAN FRANCISCO) - On November 15, 2011, New York City Police evicted Occupy Wall Street (OWS) from lower Manhattan's Zuccotti Park. Later that same day, OWS obtained a temporary restraining order (TRO) requiring that they immediately be allowed back into Zuccotti Park with their tents, tarps, and sleeping bags.

But the next day, the New York County Supreme Court In the matter of Waller V. The City of New York, et. al. declined to extend the TRO.

New York Police Currently Raiding Occupy Wall Street

'Arrest teams' are reportedly moving in to arrest protestors.

(NEW YORK CITY) - Police are on a roll of sorts all over the country trying to shut down the Occupy movements from coast to coast, and now they are trying to tear down Occupy Wall Street itself.

Liberty Square (Zuccotti Park), home of Occupy Wall Street for the past two months and birthplace of the 99% movement that has spread across the country and around the world, is presently being evicted by a large police force.

The Banks Got Us Into This Mess, Yet Refuse to Take More Than a 20% Reduction in Their Debt

It's a joke, how developing nations have been raped and developed nations milked by the elite!

(SEOULE, South Korea) - The banks got us into this mess, but yet refuse to take more than a 20% reduction in their debt re Greece's bailout plan with the euro. Angler Merkel wanted the banks to take a 60 % reduction which is more like justice!

But the banks refused, after all, how would they afford to pay their exec's exorbitant fees, salaries and fat cat bonuses if they took such a big hit.

Occupy Wall Street Gets Winterized

FDL Members Raise $50,000, Commit 100% of Funds Raised to #OccupySupply Program -

(NEW YORK CITY) - American made hats, scarves, blankets, backets, base lLayer underwear and extreme weather socks will help Occupy Wall Street to persevere through winter.

The Firedoglake Membership Program, with 1500 members across the country, raised $50,000 to start a supply chain of union-manufactured goods that will help #OccupyWallStreet-inspired encampments in their communities survive through the winter.