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DES MOINES, Iowa -- Paul Ryan's highly anticipated debut at the Iowa State Fair was interrupted by a handful of hecklers who relentlessly barraged the newly minted Republican running mate with jeers."Whoa, hey, all right," Ryan responded, as a woman scrambled to get on the stage and was hustled away by state troopers."It's funny because Iowans and Wisconsinites, we like to be respectful of one another and be peaceful with one another and listen to each other," remarked Ryan. "These guys must not be from Iowa or Wisconsin."Two people tried to make it on stage -- one made it, and the other didn't. "Stop the war on the common good!" another man began shouting at the front of the crowd, beating his fist against the air in the direction of the candidate. Moments before, the heckler had been waiting quietly on the hay bales under the hot August sun. People had gathered hours before Ryan's scheduled stop to see him. Now, supporters were angrily confronting the heckler, holding up their campai...
U.S. military veterans are heeding the rallying cry of Occupy Wall Street, saying corporate contractors in Iraq made big money while the troops defending them came h...
To veterans of past social movements, the Occupy Wall Street protests that began in New York and spread nationwide have been a welcome response to corporate greed an...
Dozens of anti-Wall Street protesters were arrested Sunday in Texas, where they clashed with police over food tables, and in Oregon, where officers dragged them out ...
When winter's white mixes with autumn's orange and gold, nature gets ugly.A freak October nor'easter knocked out power to more than 3 million homes and businesses ac...
Attempts to dislodge Wall Street protesters who have occupied parks, plazas and other public spaces have helped the groups in some cities shift their message from po...
Occupy Wall Street protesters declared victory after thousands of demonstrators shut down one of the nation's busiest shipping ports late Wednesday, escalating a mov...
More than five dozen protesters upset about what they call corporate greed and the excessive influence of money in politics were arrested Wednesday after shutting do...
A midnight deadline passed on Thursday for Occupy Boston protesters to move from their encampment in the city's financial district, but police did not evict them.Bos...
A diminished Occupy Boston encampment held its ground early Friday after police decided not to immediately enforce a midnight deadline that the mayor had set for the...
A leading force in online journalism appears to be making a strong effort to be anything but fair and balanced.Arianna Huffington, president and editor-in-chief of A...
Unions lent their muscle to the long-running protest against Wall Street and economic inequality Wednesday, with their members joining thousands of protesters in a l...
Police arrested about 30 anti-Wall Street protesters in Portland early Sunday, dragging and carrying them to waiting vans, after they refused to leave a park in an a...
You can't see them. You can barely hear them over the din of the wind and rain swirling in the skies above from Tropical Storm Isaac. Protesters are here but it's hi...
Protesters have arrived in Tampa but they could barely be heard over the wind and rain from Tropical Storm Isaac and it's unlikely they will cross paths with Republi...
If sometimes it seems like the two candidates for president are speaking different languages, the reason is simple:They are.President Barack Obama and Mitt Romney us...
TACOMA, Wash. - GOP hopeful Rick Santorum's evening rally here spiraled into violence with at least one "occupy" protester dragged from the event by police after a s...
Two days after the encampment that sparked the global Occupy movement was cleared by authorities, demonstrators in New York City and around the country were promisin...
Demonstrations in New York City continued with nightfall, as thousands of "Occupy" protesters massed at a downtown plaza and then peacefully marched across the Brook...
Four people were arrested Wednesday as they tried to force their way into the annual Bank of America shareholders' meeting in Charlotte. Police used a new ordinance ...