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On March 9, 2010, around noon, about 14 pro-Healthcare Reform activists
were arrested at the Ritz-Carlton Hotel in down town Washington, D.C.
They attempted to cross a police line set up at an entrance to the
hotel, where the Fat Cats of the Healthcare Insurance Industry were
holding a conference. Earlier, the protesters had convened at Dupont
Circle for a rally. Then, they paraded down to the hotel, about ten
blocks away. The crowd was estimated at about 5,500. The event was
staged by Health Care for America Now (HCAN), along with more than 50
major Labor, grassroots and religious leaders. For background go here: http://healthcareforamericanow.org/
The D.C. police decided, for their own reasons, not to place criminal
charge against the parties that were detained at the hotel. Four of the
14 reportedly arrested were: an official from the SEIU union; Jonathan
Tasini, Democratic candidate for U. S. Senate in NY; Jeff Blum of US
Action; and Sean Dobson of Progressive Maryland. The crowd shouted
chants, like: “Healthcare, now!” and “Arrest the real criminals!” | 
