Columbia Investigating Protests That Stopped Speaker
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Protesters stormed a stage where the founder of a conservative anti-immigration group was trying to deliver an address.
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With his political career in jeopardy, powerful state House Speaker Tom Craddick charged through a rebellion that lasted into early Saturday, refusing to give up his leadership post.
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A protest of the city's reinstatement of a police officer involved in a fracas with skateboarders drew more than two dozen people to the scene where the boarders were arrested.
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SANTIAGO -- Chilean riot police used water cannons and tear gas yesterday to break up a demonstration by hundreds of rock-throwing protesters before more than 20,000 people marched to vent their anger at Pacific Rim leaders, particularly US President
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BOGOTA, Colombia, June 1 -- Venezuelan President Hugo ChÃÂ¡vez's decision to pull the plug on an anti-government television station has prompted days of protests and generated international condemnation, giving a weak and demoralized opposition a rallying cry after years of setbacks.
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By The Sun News, Myrtle Beach, S.C.  May 26--The local legislators who this week assaulted local businessman Dan Moore's reappointment to the Coastal Carolina University board of trustees claim to be staunch defenders of ethics.
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OAXACA, Mexico -- A heavy police presence in Mexico's troubled tourist city of Oaxaca has knocked the wind out of protests to oust a state governor, giving President Felipe Calder&#xF3;n room to breathe in his first days in office.
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KARACHI, Pakistan, Jan. 1 -- Opposition leaders on Tuesday debated whether to call mass street protests in response to a government decision to delay parliamentary elections that had been due next week, but now will be put off until after Feb. 8.
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The city of Berkeley last week took aim at Marine recruiters, saying they're "not welcome in our city" and encouraging protesters to impede their work. GOP lawmakers in Washington have fired back, threatening to take $2 million back from the city.
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MEXICO CITY -- This is what Mexico's presidential campaign has come to: For three days this month, dozens of legislators climbed atop the speaker's platform in the lower house of Congress and brought proceedings to a halt. In one widely televised scene, two congresswomen tried to grab a microphone from the speaker's hands, then shoved a placard in his face.
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By Griff Witte and Emily Wax Washington Post Foreign Service KARACHI, Pakistan, Jan. 2 -- Opposition leaders on Tuesday debated whether to call mass street protests in response to a government decision to delay parliamentary elections that had been due next week, but are now planned for February ...
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LABOR: Members march outside the Labor Department in Washington, DC, to protest the regulations that took effect Monday. BY LEIGH STROPE.
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A high-profile arrest may signal the start of a crackdown. But some claim the campaign is more political than legal
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One of the most prominent civil rights activists held in apparent crackdown ahead of Olympics
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Singapore police stopped an   opposition politician from leading a protest march past the   venue for the annual IMF-World Bank meetings on Saturday, again   highlighting the city-state's restrictions on freedom of   speech.
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Police in the Chilean port city Valparaiso used tear gas and water trucks Tuesday to disperse scores of university students protesting against the weekend Asia-Pacific Economic Co-operation summit and the visit of President George W
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Here's a look at a few major protests planned next week: