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May Day Violence at Los Angeles’ MacArthur Park

Put forth by XicanoPwr

May 02

Last night before I went to bed I thought I heard on the news that the Los Angeles Police Department fired rubber bullets and used tear gas on a group of peaceful marchers who were attending a the pro-immigration rally in MacArthur Park. This morning, RAW Story and Brad Blog confirmed what I thought I [...]

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