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Menino sympathizes with Occupy Boston issues

By Globe Staff

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  December 10, 2011

Hours after Boston police dismantled the Occupy Boston protest in Dewey Square, dismantling tents and arresting dozens of demonstrators, Mayor Thomas M. Menino said he thought the operation had come out “real well.” At the same time, he said he felt the movement included “a lot of good people” with “real concerns.” “From Day One, I was sympathetic to the movement because they had issues working people cared about,” he said. “The rich get richer. ... The other folks lose ground.”

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