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| Dozens of Occupy protesters arrested in Washington | Dozens of Occupy protesters arrested in Washington |
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| Dozens of protesters have been arrested by police in the US capital, Washington DC, during a march to protest against the influence of money in politics. | Dozens of protesters have been arrested by police in the US capital, Washington DC, during a march to protest against the influence of money in politics. |
| A total of 62 people were arrested, police told the BBC. | A total of 62 people were arrested, police told the BBC. |
| Thousands of demonstrators shut down sections of K Street in the city's downtown area, known as the home of lobbying in the nation's capital. | Thousands of demonstrators shut down sections of K Street in the city's downtown area, known as the home of lobbying in the nation's capital. |
| Police blocked off part of the street during the otherwise peaceful protest held in heavy rain. | Police blocked off part of the street during the otherwise peaceful protest held in heavy rain. |
| Elsewhere, in San Francisco police arrested 70 people during an overnight raid on that city's Occupy encampment. | Elsewhere, in San Francisco police arrested 70 people during an overnight raid on that city's Occupy encampment. |
| Demonstrators there were given five minutes to gather their belongings before police took down about 100 tents. | Demonstrators there were given five minutes to gather their belongings before police took down about 100 tents. |
| Sit-ins at the Capitol | Sit-ins at the Capitol |
| In Washington, the march down K Street was part of a four day protest billed as Take Back the Capitol. | |
| The protest is being supported by the Service Employees International Union, one of the largest US labour unions, which received the permit for the march. Occupy DC protesters - who have been camped in Freedom Plaza and McPherson Square in the city - also took part. | |
| Protesters laid down in the centre of a busy city centre junction as police issued warnings to move or face arrest, the Associated Press news agency reported. | |
| As those arrested were carried into police vans, other protesters jeered from the side of the road. | As those arrested were carried into police vans, other protesters jeered from the side of the road. |
| Co-ordinated online using the hashtag href="http://twitter.com/#!/search/%2399inDC" >#99inDC, further protests are planned on Wednesday evening at a fundraising event for Republican presidential candidate Newt Gingrich and in front of the White House and Supreme Court. | |
| On Tuesday, protesters sat outside the offices of House and Senate members, including House Speaker John Boehner and Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, both Republicans. | |
| Others walked into Charlie Palmer Steak, a popular restaurant for Washington power-brokers, and began chanting. | |
| Over the weekend, police arrested 31 protesters at the Occupy DC encampment after protesters built a wooden barn at McPherson Square, off K Street. | |