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DOWNTOWN LOS ANGELES (KABC) -- The Occupy LA movement grew by the thousands Wednesday as unionized workers, caregivers and their patients joined the call for an end to corporate greed and Congress to put Americans back to work. The demonstrators held large signs, chanted loudly and blew whistles as they marched through the streets of downtown Los Angeles to the steps of City Hall. Organized by the Service Employees International Union, the demonstration was in support of President Barack Obama's American Jobs Act....

Ognibene Hopes To Parlay Queens Nod Into Backing From Bronx GOP BY DINA TEMPLE-RASTON - Staff Reporter of the Sun February 9, 2005 Mayor Bloomberg's sometimes difficult relationship with his fellow Republicans may come back to haunt him tomorrow night when the Queens County GOP organization is expected to endorse a former City Council minority leader, Thomas Ognibene, over the mayor in a Republican primary. While the Queens organization won't make the vote official until tomorrow, sources close to the party said Mr. Ognibene, the Queens GOP vice chairman, has the votes he needs to get the party's nod...