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US Park Police remove 32 year old peace vigil in DC
Concepcion Picciotto held a vigil for 32 years across the street from the White House, protesting war and nuclear proliferation. Her small encampment never left the edge of Lafayette Square, her tent surrounded by signs with slogans like “Read My Lips, No New Wars.” http://www.nytimes.com/2013/09/13/us/after-32-years-a-protester-briefly-loses-her-spot-near-the-white-house.html?ref=us “I’ve been beaten up, arrested many times and gassed,” said […]