OAKLAND, Calif (Reuters) - More than 400 anti-Wall Street protesters were arrested in Oakland during a night of skirmishes in which police fired tear gas and bean bag projectiles, the city said on Sunday, marking one of the biggest mass arrests since nationwide economic protests began last year. Earlier on Sunday, authorities had said that the arrest figure was between 200 and 300. But the ...

Riot police fought running skirmishes with anti-Wall Street protesters on Saturday, firing tear gas and bean bag projectiles and arresting more than 200 people in clashes that injured three officers and at least one demonstrator.

OAKLAND, California (Reuters) - Riot police fought running skirmishes with anti-Wall Street protesters on Saturday, firing tear gas and bean bag projectiles and arresting more than 200 people in clashes that injured three officers and at least one demonstrator. Three police officers and one protester were injured during the clashes, the city said, without detailing their conditions. Internet ...

L. L. Bean, Inc., the pride of Freeport, Maine, is celebrating its 100th birthday this year.

Riot police fought running skirmishes with anti-Wall street protesters in Oakland late Saturday, firing tear gas and bean bag projectiles and arresting more than 200 people in clashes that injured three officers and at least one demonstrator.

In an 1895 newspaper column, "Mr. Dooley," a character created by the writer Finley Peter Dunne observes : "Sure, politics ain’t bean-bag. ‘Tis a man’s game, an’ women, childer, cripples an’ prohybitionists ‘d do well to keep out iv it." The saying — minus the part about women and cripples and prohybitionists — stuck, and has become a popular political aphorism to this day. You'll often hear it ...

Maitisong on Friday unveiled an exclusive coffee shop and eatery called The Bean Bag Cafe that is positioned to provide top-notch food and drink service for Gaborone diners, theatre enthusiasts and Maru-a-Pula students seeking unique settings.

Dan Amira notes Mitt Romney has spent much of the presidential campaign butchering one of the great political phrases of all time: " Politics ain't bean bag ." "As far as we can tell, Romney has not accurately recited the aphorism a single time during this entire campaign. Nitpicking? Sure. Romney is usually only off by one letter. Still, 'politics ain't bean bag' has been repeated for over 115 ...

OAKLAND (Reuters) - Riot police fought running skirmishes with anti-Wall street protesters in Oakland on Saturday, firing tear gas and bean bag projectiles and arresting more than 200 people in clashes that injured three officers and at least one demonstrator.

What was Mitt Romney talking about at the primary debate Saturday when he scolded Newt Gingrich for complaining about negative ads, saying "this ain't bean bag"? If you are certain age, you might have instantly thought of hacky sack, the game all the cute skaters played in eighth grade. But that seemed like a very unlikely reference for Romney to make. Then, on Monday, Gingrich used the phrase ...