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Comment by truth on October 10, 2011 at 11:45pm

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Kanye West Crashes Occupy Wall Street With Russell Simmons

By Lucas Shaw at TheWrap

Mon Oct 10, 2011 2:16pm EDT

Ladies and gentleman, Kanye West is in the building. Or in this case, outside of it.

The outspoken rapper paid a visit to the Occupy Wall Street protests Monday afternoon, led by rap mogul Russell Simmons. Simmons was there to appear on Reverend Al Sharpton’s radio show, which the MSNBC primetime host was broadcasting live from the park.

The media spotlight on the movement has not faded and celebrity interest hasn't abated. Organization, however, is still lacking and political goals still need unpacking.

As the protests enter their fourth week, and copycat demonstrations proliferate as far as Fort Myers, Fla. -- population 48,000 and change -- media attention continues to grow. But that attention is often uncontrolled as the organization continues to find its footing.

“We are supposed to talk a lot more than we do,” one organizer told TheWrap, speaking about the relationship between the movement’s different bodies. “We’re still organizing so much.”more

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Comment by truth on October 10, 2011 at 10:32pm

Most Occupy Iowa protesters will demand jury trial, attorney says

By: kdtroxel
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• PROTESTS/REVOLUTION

All but one person arrested at Sunday night’s Occupy Iowa protest at the Iowa State Capitol in Des Moines pleaded not guilty to trespassing, an attorney said.

The plan is for all who pleaded not guilty to demand a jury trial, said Sally Frank, a Drake University law professor who observed the protest last night and offered legal advice to those arrested.

Thirty-seven people were arrested at the state capitol, including two juveniles, she said. Officials said last night that 32 people were arrested. Most were released this morning.

Frank encouraged those arrested to ask for a jury trial, because the protesters had a constitutional right to demonstrate, she said