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   A labor union with strong ties to President Obama is helping make the   
   Occupy Wall Street movement a more permanent fixture in the nation's   
   capital, moving Occupy DC into office space the group can use to   
   organize and grow through the presidential election.   
      
   The Service Employees International Union, one of Obama's most vocal   
   supporters among labor groups, is paying $4,000 a month for three   
   offices the Occupy protesters will use for at least the next six   
   months to plan future demonstrations, organize and host workshops.   
      
   The offices are at the Institute for Policy Studies, a nonprofit   
   progressive group headquartered at 16th and L streets NW, amid the   
   major law firms, trade groups and lobbying shops that Occupiers have   
   spent the past seven months denouncing. The offices are just a short   
   distance from the tent city Occupy DC established in McPherson Square   
   in October.   
      
   Occupiers moved into their new digs Monday. The SEIU will pay the rent   
   for six months, said John Cavanagh, director of the Institute for   
   Policy Studies.   
      
   SEIU representatives did not return calls seeking comment   
      
   http://washingtonexaminer.com/local/dc-news/2012/05/union-obama-   
   ies-rents-offices-occupy-dc/588636   
      
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