Can the Occupy Wall Street Protesters Focus on Getting Money Out of Politics and Election Reform?

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Occupy protesters detained in US May Day rallies

Occupy protesters marched on Wall Street Tuesday in the highlight of a planned May Day “general strike” across the country, as police used tear gas amid clashes on the US West Coast. More than 20 arrests were reported in various cities, including 10 at Los Angeles international airport and others.

May Day: Occupy movement returns, but can it win converts?

The Christian Science Monitor: Occupy Wall Street Protesters

By Ron Scherer, Staff writer

The Occupy movement kicked off its “spring awakening” in New York’s Bryant Park with a mini-replica of Occupy Wall Street efforts from last fall – free food, a skills exchange, and plenty of noise and soap-box style rhetoric to customize this for Occupy Wall Street protesters.