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Republican National Convention Protests - New York City
[Photo taken 29 August 2004] According to news accounts, the police claimed only 150,000 protesters were present that day, which calls into question why they needed so many officers on duty, or why they blocked off so many roads that day. Organizers claimed 400,000, which I think was too conservative. The police number was obviously just spin, trying to play down the size of the protests to keep the Republican Mayor and conservative-controlled press happy.
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