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Activist Kelly Benjamin arrested at the RNC listen

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Protests continued today in St. Paul, at the site of the Republican National Convention. The largest arrests took place on Monday – and among those swept up was Tampa activist Kelly Benjamin.

Benjamin wasn’t released from jail until 3 a.m. today. Benjamin told WMNF that the arrests have created a chilling effect in St. Paul.

Benjamin ran for City Council in Tampa back in 2003.

Rev. Bruce Wright discusses political protests listen

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Protests are continuing in St. Paul today, at the site of the Republican National Convention.

Last night, local police estimated about 2,000 people took part in an anti-poverty march. It ended near the convention arena with police using tear gas and flash-bang grenades to disperse protesters, who a St. Paul Police spokesman said were trying to get past security fences.

Ten people were arrested.

On Monday, violence erupted following a largely peaceful anti-war march by some 10,000 p...

Protesters mark Iraq War anniversary listen

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About 250 people gathered in front of the federal courthouse in Tampa this evening for a rush-hour protest of the Iraq War. Today is the five year anniversary of the start of the conflict.

For many gathered in downtown Tampa today, it was just one more in a long succession of actions against the Iraq War.

Chris Ernesto has been protesting the war in Iraq with St. Pete for Peace once or twice a week since the war began. Along with the reasons they’ve always had for opposing the war, ...