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Thousands rally outside shuttered Kennedy Center, chanting ‘Hands off!’

Headline from Philadelphia Inquirer

Early in the day, organizers expected about a thousand people. By the end of the evening, they estimated the turnout was several times that number.

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  1. Washington Post

    Hundreds rally outside shuttered Kennedy Center, chanting ‘Hands off!’ (opens Washington Post)

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    The vigil took place at the end of a week that saw the doors to the marble building locked shut.

  2. Philadelphia Inquirer

    Thousands rally outside shuttered Kennedy Center, chanting ‘Hands off!’ (opens Philadelphia Inquirer)

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    Philadelphia Inquirer's feed description

    Early in the day, organizers expected about a thousand people. By the end of the evening, they estimated the turnout was several times that number.

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