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Boulder sleep-in protests city’s ban on camping

About 20 homeless people and some homeless advocates spent Saturday night on the lawn next to the Boulder Municipal Building to decry a camping ban.

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Campers pack state parks

The recession has discouraged many Americans from big vacations the past couple years. But South Dakota hardly noticed a difference last year, and indications are good for this year — reservations suggest another busy year for camping and state parks.

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Campers pack state parks

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Homeless Boulder activists plan sleep-in to protest anti-camping rules

The homeless shelters are closed until next fall, but camping outside is illegal. To draw attention to the Catch-22 in which they find themselves, a group of homeless activists and their supporters plan to sleep on the lawn between Boulder Municipal Building and the Boulder Public Library for three nights next week.

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Homeless camp ordinance would not trigger aggressive police action, City Council told (Colorado Springs Gazette)

A proposal to outlaw camping on city property would not be enforced by police if there was no room in area shelters, a police official told the Colorado Springs City Council today.

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Homeless camp ordinance would not trigger aggressive police action, City Council told (Colorado Springs Gazette)

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Ukraine election: Yanukovich fans warn against new revolution (The Christian Science Monitor)

Dozens of burly supporters of victorious pro-Russian candidate Viktor Yanukovich are camping out in a park overlooking Kiev’s presidential palace, vowing to block any attempt by rival candidate Yulia Tymoshenko’s loyalists to seize the building.

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Ukraine election: Yanukovich fans warn against new revolution (The Christian Science Monitor)