Dozens of diehards vow to stay
About 40 Occupy Boston protesters said tonight they would remain in Dewey Square until forced to leave.
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Occupy Boston protesters met in Dewey Square tonight as rumors circulated that police would remove them before morning.
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But at this time, the fate of the encampment remained unclear.
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Over 100 demonstrators reportedly met in the downtown park.
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Police officers stood by this evening at Dewey Square.
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John Foster swept an area where a tent was removed at the Occupy Boston site.
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After some tents were removed, mud remained in Dewey Square.
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John Dwyer of Jamaica Plain affixed a flag atop his tent at Dewey Square this morning.
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Boston Police Commissioner Edward Davis toured the Occupy Boston camp at Dewey Square around 8 a.m. this morning.
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A young man was arrested for disorderly conduct after refusing to leave a tent he had set up in the middle of Atlantic Avenue.
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Protesters played percussion on buckets and chanted on Atlantic Avenue.
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After midnight, Occupy Boston protesters took over Atlantic Avenue at Dewey Square.
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A group of Quakers joined the protest.
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