Wednesday, January 4, 2012

Iowa & OWS



Iowa officials brace for Occupy protests


An Urbandale police officer instructs Occupy demonstrators to leave during a protest outside the headquarters of Rep. Michele Bachmann during a stop at her campaign headquarters on Saturday, Dec. 31, 2011 in Urbandale, Iowa. | AP Photo
Handling Occupy protestors was part of this year's state GOP precinct captain training. | AP Photo
Republicans across Iowa are bracing for trouble on Tuesday, concerned that caucus sites will be the next stop for the Occupy protesters who've staged demonstrations and disruptions at election events across the state.
Occupy leaders say they're not planning to interfere with the voting, though they expect actions leading up the vote at candidates' headquarters and afterward at victory parties. But even if 99 percent of the 99 percenters comply, the prospect of scattered protesters inciting confrontations with Republican voters has people from both camps on edge.

Read more: http://www.politico.com/news/stories/0112/71006.html#ixzz1iKoxog1V

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