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Friday November 4, 2011       7:43pm EDT A former U.S. Army Ranger and Occupy Oakland protester was in intensive care on Friday after a veterans group said he was beaten by police during clashes with demonstrators this week. The veteran, identified as Kayvan Sabeghi, was the second former American serviceman during the past two weeks to be [...]

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November 3, 2011       12:58 am Police in riot gear in Oakland reportedly were firing projectiles, possibly tear gas, at protesters early Thursday near the downtown area, according to a media report. The Oakland Tribune said there were reports of tear gas being used near 17th Street and Broadway. Earlier, Occupy Oakland protesters used tires, garbage [...]

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October 26, 2011      3:16 pm An Occupy Oakland protester injured in the clash with police Tuesday night showed off a massive bruise Wednesday that she said she received in a direct hit from a rubber bullet. Tasha Casini, 22, had been among the protesters camping at Oakland’s central plaza since Oct. 13. Police said they [...]

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October 29, 2011 When Jean Quan was an undergraduate, she once sat for 10 hours inside Sproul Hall at the University of California, Berkeley, demanding better treatment for minority students. As a community activist, she helped unionize hospital workers and organized parents in a poor neighborhood of West Oakland. At another time, Ms. Quan, the [...]

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October 26, 2011      3:30 pm Occupy Oakland organizers are planning to hold a peaceful vigil Wednesday afternoon for Scott Olsen, 24, a former Marine who was injured during protests Tuesday night. Olsen served two tours of duty in Iraq and was hit in the head Tuesday by what may have been a tear gas canister, [...]

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