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NAACP Stages Sit-In at Sen. Jeff Sessions’ Office

Jan 5, 2017
A group of protesters sought to bring attention to Donald Trump's nominee for attorney general and his record on race, civil rights and criminal justice reform issues. Six were arrested at the Alabama senator's office Tuesday.
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ElBaradei Joins Sit-In, Egyptian Politics

Jun 25, 2010
Former U.N. nuclear watchdog head, Nobel laureate and likely candidate for his country's presidency, Mohamed ElBaradei has continued to position himself as a leading political figure in Egypt by taking part in a large-scale protest Friday over the death of a man at the hands of plainclothes policemen.

Obama Throws Support to Chicago Sit-In

Dec 8, 2008
President-elect Barack Obama has added his voice to the chorus of encouragement for a group of Chicago workers who are sitting-in at their former factory. Obama said the workers, who have protested their way into the national spotlight, were "absolutely right" and "what's happening to them is reflective of what's happening across this economy."