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Portland Police Arrest Over 50 Occupy Demonstrators

HeadlineNov 14, 2011

Police in Portland, Oregon, encountered an estimated 1,000 Occupy protesters Sunday afternoon in an attempt to shut down their weeks-old encampment. Nearly a dozen law enforcement agencies dispatched more than 300 officers for the eviction after Mayor Sam Adams ordered the camp shut down. More than 50 arrests were made.

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