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    Occupy Wall Street Catches On around the Country

    Friday, we discussed Occupy Wall Street and asked if two weeks of protests by a few hundred people might escalate into something more. Over the weekend, groups settled down outside City Hall in Los Angeles and planned to snarl rush-hour traffic in Chicago and Boston. They also appear to have found a central message.

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    By Warren Olney • May 12, 2014 • 1 min read

    Friday, we discussed Occupy Wall Street and asked if two weeks of protests by a few hundred people might escalate into something more. Over the weekend, groups settled down outside City Hall in Los Angeles and planned to snarl rush-hour traffic in Chicago and Boston. They also appear to have found a central message. "We are the 99 percent" is a slogan now being repeated by protesters in several cities and circulated on the Internet, where the Tumbler blog shows pictures of hand written explanations. Nate Rawlings is covering the story for Time magazine.

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      Warren Olney

      former KCRW broadcaster

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      Christian Bordal

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      Andrea Brody

      Senior Producer, KCRW's Life Examined and To the Point podcast

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      Nate Rawlings

      Time Magazine

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    Healthcare Reform: Should Obama Have Fought for Single-Payer?
    1. 0:00Another Washington Budget Showdown in the Works?
    2. 7:47The President, the US Supreme Court and Healthcare Reform
    3. 45:37Occupy Wall Street Catches On around the CountryYou’re reading this
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