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April 25, 2012

Hundreds Protest Wells Fargo Meeting, 24 Arrested 
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Hundreds of Occupy protesters from across the country gathered in San
Francisco Tuesday for a massive demonstration at the banking giant Wells
Fargo's annual shareholders meeting. Several dozen activists had
purchased company stock and were allowed inside. Police said two dozen
people were arrested, including 15 who disrupted the meeting. Protesters
inside shouted for Wells Fargo to pay a fair share of corporate taxes.
They also condemned the company’s investment in private prisons and
called for an end to foreclosures. Meanwhile, protesters outside the
city’s Merchant’s Exchange Building blocked the street, chanting,
"We are the 99 percent."

 

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