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Occupy D.C. Protesters Arrested On Capitol Hill
United States Capitol Police arrested six people in the Hart Senate Office Building Tuesday afternoon.
The six are being charged with unlawful conduct for demonstrating inside a Capitol building. The detained demonstrators were participating in a protest announced by Occupy D.C. and Stop the Machine, two groups fighting for economic change.
The protests stem from from the Occupy Wall Street movement that has filled the streets of downtown New York City.
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