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Associated Press photographer Matt Rourke was covering an anti-war march on the first day of the 2008 Republican Convention when he was arrested along with 286 other people.The Associated Press: Ap Photog Arrested While Covering Anti-war Protest (September 2, 2008)
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Fast Facts
- Rourke is a photographer for the Associated Press
- Arrested along with four other journalists on September 1, 2008
- Was reporting on the anti-war protest near the Xcel Energy Center on the first day of the 2008 Republican Convention
- An estimated 10,000 people participated in what was overall a peaceful protest
- Over 250 protesters were arrested at the RNC on that dayWashintonPost.com: Some Turn Violent in Gop Convention Protests (September 1, 2008)
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Rourke Arrested and Released
Rourke was held overnight after he was arrested on September 1, 2008, on a gross misdemeanor riot charge. He was released on the morning on Tuesday, September 2, 2008. Radio talk show host Amy Goodman and two producers of her show Democracy Now! were also arrested.The Associated Press: Ap Photog Arrested While Covering Anti-war Protest (September 2, 2008) -
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@matthatter it chronicled a "Matt O'Rourke" making a last-second, record-making snack stand run at a football game. Congrats?
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