Protesters in Washington defiant as deadline passes
Monday, January 30th, 2012 at
3:18 pm
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WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Insubordinate anti-Wall Street protesters in Washington vowed to dig in on Monday as a police midday deadline for them to remove their belongings from two camps within notice of the White House passed without thing. In its initially challenge to the demonstrators, U.S. Inhabitant Park Service said last week it would enforce a ban at noon against sleeping in McPherson Square and Freedom Plaza, where “Reside in” protesters have camped out since October. It ordered sleeping bags, pillows and other gear removed but said tents may remain as a protest character if flaps stayed open. …
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Barack Obama celebrated the legacy of killer civil civil rights leader Martin Luther King Jr. with his family on Sunday, clapping and swaying to the boisterous strains of “Incredible Grace” at a historic Washington D.C. Baptist church. On the eve of the holiday marking King’s birthday, the president, Initially Lady Michelle Obama and their daughters, Sasha and Malia, attended a service at Zion Baptist Church. The Reverend Keith Byrd Sr. called on congregants to keep King’s legacy alive and welcomed the initially family. …
One of America’s most well-known images, a painting of George Washington crossing the Delaware Waterway, got much of the tale incorrect: The American commander wouldn’t have stood triumphantly on a rowboat in daylight, but on a ferry bracing himself against a fierce snowstorm on Christmas night.