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BEAR STEARNS PROTEST WEDNESDAY: THE PRESS RELEASE

27 March 2008, 11:11

NEW YORK — According to police, A handful of boisterous protestors got into the Midtown Manhattan offices of Bear Stearns during a spirited protest of the government’s bailout of the investment bank.

About one hundred people started protesting outside the corporate headquarters of JPMorgan Chase and Bear Stearns at 383 Madison Avenue just after noon according to officials.

They chanted "Shame Shame Shame" and demanded a meeting with the CEO of JPMorgan Chase.

Some of the protestors managed to get into the granite lobby of the building, Bear’s global headquarters, prompting a large police mobilization.

The protestors left the lobby peacefully after making a statement. No arrests were immediately reported.

The demonstration, organized by the Neighborhood Assistance Corporation of America, is protesting government’s bailout of Bear Stearns to benefit JPMorgan Chase.

The Neighborhood Assistance Corporation of America NACA is a national non-profit community advocacy and homeownership organization established in 1988.

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