'March on Wall Street South' draws hundreds

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Demonstrators gather at Frazier Park at the start of a protest march Sunday in Charlotte, N.C.

By NBC News staff

Updated at 3:18 p.m. ET: About 800 people chanting and carrying signs (among them, "Banks got bailed out. We got sold out") marched Sunday through the central business district in Charlotte, N.C., ahead of the Democratic National Convention to protest what they said was seedy corporate influence on politics.

The protesters, who came from across the country, gathered at Frazier Park for a round of speeches before starting the march. They?were from a coalition of more than 80 local and national groups.?Media packets declared the group's mission as "building peoples' power during the DNC.

Demonstrators had signs indicating that some were union workers, anti-war veterans and undocumented immigrants.?

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"Capitalism is holding back the human race," one sign read. "Bail out people, not banks," another sign said.

Hundreds of chanting protesters march through uptown Charlotte, N.C., ahead of the Democratic National Convention. WCNC reports.

The protest route was to take them past the corporate headquarters of Bank of America and a major office hub for Wells Fargo ? financial institutions that some see as symbols of foreclosures and federal bailouts. Protesters also planned a stop at the headquarters of Duke Energy, the nation?s largest utility.

Duke has been criticized for investing in nuclear energy and using coal, according to the Charlotte Observer. Protesters have asked the company to focus on wind and solar power, which emit less carbon into the atmosphere. Duke, in defense, says it aims to retire its older coal plants.

Uniformed police officers on bicycles and on foot kept a close eye on the marchers. Ray Suarez, of PBS NewsHour, tweeted, "Just watched Occupy et. al. march through Charlotte, who were in turn watched by enough cops to invade a small country."

Before the main event began, a small press conference was held highlighting a woman, Sylvia Sanchez, who says she must pay $20,000 to Bank of America by Sept. 14 to avoid foreclosure on a home she's owned for 12 years.?The woman, whose daughter is suffering from a brain condition called hydrocephalus, said she is in debt after having retrofitted the home with wheelchair ramps.

In interviews with NBC News, rank-and file-activists cited different reasons for coming.

Kendall Hale, a massage therapist and Obama campaign volunteer from Asheville, N.C., said that climate change was among her concerns.

"The era of compromise may not be working so well," Hale said. She urged President Obama to "forge ahead with the issues [he's] speaking about so eloquently."

Andie Marion, a college student also from the Asheville area, said her chief concern was "money in politics."

"The amount of corporate power that influences a lot of the politics I think is really huge," she said.

On the sidelines, Sunday's protest in Charlotte triggered a conversation about where the Occupy movement is headed.?

Todd Gitlin, who wrote Letters to a Young Activist and Occupy Nation: The Roots, the Spirit, and the promise of Occupy Wall Street, told NPR: "The initial wave moved its metaphors into the household conversation and shaped politics. But I think they essentially reached the limits of what they could achieve. Now there's a sorting process."

The Democratic National Convention opens Tuesday in Charlotte's Time Warner Cable Arena. President Barack Obama will be nominated for a new term on Wednesday. He will deliver his acceptance speech Thursday night at the outdoor Bank of America Stadium.

The convention starts less than a week after Republicans gathered in Tampa, Fla., to nominate Mitt Romney as the party's presidential candidate.

NBC's Jamie Novogrod and Mark Potter and contributed to this report.

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Biden: Romney ready for war with Syria, Iran

YORK, Pa. (AP) ? Vice President Joe Biden said Sunday that Republican rival Mitt Romney is "ready to go to war in Syria and Iran" while hurting the middle class.

The warning came during a campaign stop in York, Pa., designed to promote President Barack Obama's economic policies among white, working-class voters. The thrust of Biden's pitch has been that America is digging out from the 2008 economic collapse and that Romney would take the country backward. But Biden, a foreign policy heavyweight, also cautioned voters that Romney would adopt policies that favor confrontation over cooperation.

"He said it was a mistake to end the war in Iraq and bring all of our warriors home," Biden said of Romney. "He said it was a mistake to set an end date for our warriors in Afghanistan and bring them home. He implies by the speech that he's ready to go to war in Syria and Iran."

Biden made the claim about Syria and Iran without offering specifics; his campaign did not immediately respond to a request for details.

Romney's campaign dismissed the criticism. "It's no wonder that a politician who has been wrong about every major foreign policy question of the last 30 years is wrong on every count about Gov. Romney's strategy to restore America's leadership role in the world," spokeswoman Amanda Hennenberg said.

Romney has said he would consider military action in Syria if the war-torn country's chemical weapons were at risk of falling into the wrong hands. Obama, who has opposed military action in Syria, has made similar remarks, calling it a "red line" for the U.S. if Syrian President Bashar Assad's regime were to use chemical or biological weapons.

And like Obama, Romney has said the U.S. must keep all options on the table, including a military strike, when dealing with Iran. But Romney has suggested that Obama has been too soft on Iran and ? without offering specifics himself ? said he would prevent Iran from obtaining a nuclear weapon.

But Biden's remarks, in an audience of about 1,400 in a high school gymnasium, focused mostly on the economy.

"This is no time to turn back. We have to continue to move forward," he said. "Folks, I am absolutely certain ? there's not a single doubt in my mind ? that we are on the way to rebuilding this country stronger than it was before."

Biden said Romney's policies favor the rich at the expense of the middle class.

"On top of maintaining that tax cut ... they want to add another $250,000-a-year tax cut for everyone making over a million dollars," Biden said. "So you wonder why they're eviscerating the middle class, and this has a giant price tag."

"These are the very policies that put America's greatness in jeopardy in the first place," he added.

He also noted Ryan had not told the complete story when he talked about a General Motors plant that closed in Janesville, Wis., his hometown.

"What he didn't tell you was that plant in Janesville actually closed while President Bush was still president," Biden said before flying to Wisconsin later in the day.

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Days after Isaac, flooding and outages remain

NEW ORLEANS (AP) ? Much of a finger-shaped parish southeast of New Orleans was still covered with floodwater Sunday and more than 200,000 people across Louisiana still didn't have any power, five days after Isaac ravaged the state. Thousands of evacuees remained at shelters or bunked with friends or relatives.

"My family is split up," said Angela Serpas, from severely flooded Braithwaite in Plaquemines Parish. Serpas and her daughter were staying with her in-laws while her husband and son were staying in Belle Chasse, a suburban area of the parish.

"This is the second time we've lost our home. We lost it in Katrina," she said.

At least seven people were killed in the storm in the U.S. ? five in Louisiana and two in Mississippi. More than 2,800 people were registered at various state, local and Red Cross shelters in the state, down from around 4,000 earlier. State officials were uncertain how many people would eventually need longer-term temporary housing. Kevin Davis, head of the state's emergency office, said that housing would likely include hotels at first, then rental homes as close as possible to their damaged property.

President Barack Obama was to visit Louisiana Monday, a day ahead of the Democratic National Convention. He will meet with local officials, tour storm damage and view response and recovery efforts before addressing reporters at Saint John the Baptist Parish, the White House said. Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney visited the state Friday. Obama's Homeland Security Secretary, Janet Napolitano, visited Bay St. Louis, Miss., and Slidell, La., on Sunday.

"We are part of a team to make sure Hurricane Isaac is put to rest as soon as we can for all those affected," Napolitano said. "In the meantime, please know all of us are thinking about those in Louisiana who are without their homes or without their businesses."

Progress was evident in many places. Workers continued their return to offshore oil and gas production platforms and drilling rigs, electricity came on for hundreds of thousands of people and the annual Southern Decadence Festival, a gay pride celebration, carried on in the French Quarter.

In Baton Rouge, thousands of gamblers even gathered for the opening of Louisiana's newest riverboat casino? an opening that was delayed three days by Isaac.

In the New Orleans region, there were signs of a slow recovery. Workers continued to deal with toppled trees and downed power lines, driving remained hazardous in areas without working traffic lights, and New Orleans opened two cooling shelters so those with no electricity could escape the heat.

Much of Plaquemines Parish, a vulnerable finger of land that juts into the Gulf of Mexico, remained under as much as 5 feet of water, Parish President Billy Nungesser said. The Category 1 hurricane walloped the parish, and for many, the damage was worse than that from Katrina in 2005.

"I've never seen water come up this quick this fast," he said.

Nungesser said there were reports that cattle in the largely rural parish took refuge on porches. In one instance, cattle broke through a window and lumbered onto furniture to stay above water.

Controlled breaches of one overtopped levee and additional pumps are being used to get rid of the water.

Business owners and residents who evacuated from the west river bank of flooded south Plaquemines Parish will be allowed to return temporarily with police escorts on Monday.

Suburban communities farther north also had problems. Near Lake Pontchartrain, St. Tammany Parish officials kept watch over potential trouble spots along Isaac-swollen waterways.

An evacuation near the community of Bush was dialed back Sunday after authorities stabilized a lock in danger of failing on the Pearl River Diversion Canal. But St. Tammany authorities also were keeping an eye on the West Pearl River. Parish spokeswoman said about 5,000 homes near that waterway could be affected if it floods.

But St. James Parish officials ordered a curfew until 6 a.m. Monday as the Blind River stayed at a 5.6-foot crest for 24 hours, and about 20 houses flooded. A state news release said 10 buses had been sent to the parish in case evacuation was necessary, and that about 150 National Guard soldiers had also been directed there.

In Mississippi, Gov. Phil Bryant reported 125,000 people were evacuated, though most returned home Sunday. Less than 100 people remained in shelters. Bryant said 924 people had to be rescued during Isaac.

Entergy, which provides power to most of the people who lost it, was under fire over the weekend from local government officials for what they said was a slow pace of restoration. Jefferson Parish President John Young said widespread outages were hampering businesses' recovery from the storm and he would ask the state Public Service Commission to investigate.

Entergy spokesman Chanel Lagarde noted that Isaac had lingered over the state after Tuesday's landfall and said Friday was the first day the corporation could get restoration efforts into high gear.

"We are working hard. We do have a good plan and we're going about it in an approach that we think is going to be effective," Lagarde said.

In Mississippi, about 1,600 Entergy customers awaited power. Roughly 5,000 served by not-for-profit electric associations also had no service.

Napolitano met with Mississippi emergency officials and Bryant at a fire station in Bay St. Louis, Miss., and was scheduled to make a stop in Louisiana later in the day.

Bay St. Louis was devastated by Katrina seven years ago, but this time it was protected from Isaac's surge by a new seawall.

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Burdeau reported from Bay St. Louis, Miss., and Slidell, La.

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Japan officials to visit disputed islands

TOKYO -- Tokyo city officials intending to buy tiny islands at the center of a longtime territorial dispute with China will travel by boat on Saturday to survey the area ahead of the purchase they hope will bolster Japan's claim.

The five uninhabited islands in the East China Sea that are controlled by Japan but also claimed by China and Taiwan have become a major symbol of patriotic pride for some people in China and Japan. They are near key sea lanes, and are surrounded by rich fishing grounds and untapped natural resources.

Tokyo Gov. Shintaro Ishihara has already raised 1.45 billion yen ($19 million) in private donations over the last several months to buy the islands in the East China Sea, known as Senkaku in Japan and Diaoyu in China, from individual Japanese owners.

Ishihara, a popular nationalist and prize-winning fiction writer, told reporters Friday he had spoken with Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda, and offered to turn over ownership to the central government for free.

The Japanese think having the government own the islands will strengthen their control over them, and send a tougher message to China. Noda said he would consider but did not have an immediate reply, according to Ishihara.

The city government says the purpose of the trip, composed of a team of 25 experts and officials, is to survey the area to assess real estate value in preparation for the purchase. The central government did not grant permission to land on the islands, possibly to avoid a flare-up of tensions with China. No official reason was given.

The boat, scheduled to leave southwestern Japan late Saturday, will circle the islands Sunday for about 10 hours to study the area, check out animal and plant life, and measure the depth of the coastal waters, according to the city government.

Ishihara wants to eventually build a lighthouse, a dock and weather observatory on the islands. He has expressed interest in going to the islands, possibly next month, but is not part of this weekend voyage.

Last month, Japan detained and later released 14 Hong Kong activists who landed on the islands. Japanese activists have made similar trips. One such group, including several lawmakers, landed a few days after the Chinese were detained.

Hundreds of Chinese have staged anti-Japanese demonstrations in several Chinese cities over the islands. Anti-Japanese sentiments run deep in China because of bitter memories of atrocities committed by imperialist Japanese soldiers during World War II.

Earlier this week, a car carrying the Japanese ambassador to China was attacked by a man who ripped the Japanese flag off. No one was injured.

Associated Press video journalist Miki Toda contributed to this report from Ishigaki, Japan.

Source: http://www.miamiherald.com/2012/09/01/2979790/tokyo-officials-set-to-head-to.html

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musicspark 2012 SCHEDULE | Triangle Arts and Entertainment

musicSPARK is excited to announce its 2012 schedule!? We have over 70 local, emerging acts placed in 13 downtown Raleigh venues over 4 days.? Once again this year, it?s All Local, All Free!? Thursday includes our jazz kickOFF at Flanders, a SPARKplug during the Opening Ceremonies at the Amphitheatre, and the afterPARTY at Spy Bar.? Friday brings Young Guns on Main Stage early, followed by shows at Isaac Hunter?s Tavern, Spy Bar, and Brewmasters, and capped off with our Main Event at Kings Barcade.? For the first time, musicSPARK brings a local ?big name? to the stage: The Veldt!? Local upstarts Spaceship Days will open. ?Three outdoor stages provide music all afternoon Saturday and Sunday on the SPARKcon footprint.? Saturday night shows at Brewmasters and Humble Pie round out our schedule for this year.

Young Guns is a new concept for musicSPARK this year, featuring musical acts comprised of members under the age of 21.? In its first season, this series has attracted elementary school bands, a middle school singer/songwriter, 2112 Rock School bands, and other young acts in the area.? Originally planned to play on the musicSPARK Stage Sunday afternoon, the Young Guns have expanded to Main Stage Friday evening and into some venues.

musicSPARK is also excited to be collaborating with so many other SPARKs during SPARKcon 2012.? theatreSPARK will be performing pop-up scenes at Kings Barcade during our Main Event.? musicSPARK talent is performing as part of SPARK afterDARK, a poetrySPARK evening event, ideaSPARK?s Pecha Kucha Night, and in the Kid Area.? poetrySPARK is performing during band transitions on the musicSPARK Stage. ?musicSPARK acts have been solicited for the fashionSPARK show at the Opening Ceremonies and submitted music videos to filmSPARK.? One of our new outdoor stages is in the wheelSPARK area.

Our 2012 schedule is below.? More information is available at www.SPARKcon.com/musicSPARK.

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Visual Art Exchange produces SPARKcon as part of its mission to support and provide opportunities for artists and connect the community to the arts. This festival gives an unusual opportunity for the community to be directly involved with a public art project in downtown Raleigh. SPARKcon is unique because it is an event fully created by artists, who are encouraged to use their unique creative talents to create their own programs. SPARKcon was founded in 2006 by Aly and Beth Khalifa.
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Thursday, September 13, 2012

Flanders Gallery (302 S. West Street)

musicSPARK kickOFF, presented by The Art of Cool Project

6:00 ? 8:00?? Peter Lamb & the Wolves, Lance Scott Trio

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Raleigh Amphitheatre (500 S. McDowell Street)

SPARKplug during the SPARKcon Opening Ceremonies

Once and Future Kings

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Spy Bar (330 W. Davie Street)

musicSPARK afterPARTY

10:00 ? midnight?? Mixed Solution

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Kings Barcade (14 W. Martin Street)

part of SPARK afterDARK

10:00 ? 10:45?? A Mad Affair

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Friday, September 14, 2012

Main Stage (City Plaza ? 500 Fayetteville Street)

Young Guns

5:30 ? 6:00?? Betwixt

6:15 ? 6:45?? Black Wall

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The Architect (108 ? E. Hargett Street)

musical guest of Pecha Kucha Night

5:40 ? 6:40?? Summerglen

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Brewmasters (301 W. Martin Street)

7:00 ? 7:45? Jo Gore and the Alternative

8:00 ? 8:45? The Kudzu Ramblers

9:00 ? 10:00?? Billsfault

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Isaac Hunter?s Tavern (112 Fayetteville Street)

7:00 ? 8:00?? Flimsy

8:15 ? 9:00?? Sex Panther

9:15 ? 10:00?? Blister

10:15 ? 11:00?? Up The Irons

White Collar Crime (319 W. Davie Street)

musical guest of poetrySPARK event

7:30 ? 8:00?? Arielle Bryant

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Kings Barcade (14 W. Martin Street)

The Main Event

10:00 ? 10:45? Radioactive Toy Set

11:00 ? 12:00? Spaceship Days

12:15 ? 1:30?? The Veldt

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Spy Bar (330 W. Davie Street)

10:30 ? 11:00? Carrington

11:15 ? 11:45? M-316

12:00 ? 2:00?? Grendel

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Saturday, September 15, 2012

musicSPARK Stage (14 W. Martin Street)

12:00 ? 12:45?? 9Red

1:00 ? 1:45?? The Equivocators

2:00 ? 2:45?? outside soul

3:00 ? 3:45?? Nathan Storey

4:00 ? 4:45?? Battlestar Canada

5:00 ? 5:45?? SpinArtDeco

6:00 ? 6:45?? Archbishops of Blount Street

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wheelSPARK Stage? (100 block of Fayetteville Street)

12:30 ? 1:15?? 3WB

1:30 ? 2:15?? Phononova

2:30 ? 3:15?? Todd Jones & Money vs. People

3:30 ? 4:15?? Bubba Joe and The Bruisers

4:30 ? 5:15?? Brightleaf

5:30 ? 6:15?? The Hell No

6:30 ? 7:30?? A.B. da Best & Rizio

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White Collar Crime (319 W. Davie Street)

Midnight ? 1:30?? The Gonzo Symphonic Presents:

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Kid Area (14 E. Hargett Street)

2:00 ? 4:00?? Crusha Design Team

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Courthouse Porch (316 Fayetteville Street)

11:00 ? 11:30?? Shawn Deena

11:45 ? 12:30?? Leslie & Eamonn

12:45 ? 1:30 ??Bob Funck

1:45 ? 2:30?? Justin Johnson

2:45 ? 3:30?? Rebekah Todd

3:45 ? 4:30?? Philip H. Mancuso

4:45 ? 5:40?? d-sass

5:45 ? 6:40?? Pete Leary

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Brewmasters (301 W. Martin Street)

8:00 ? 8:45?? William D. Burton Trio

9:00 ? 9:45?? The Avid Cheaters

10:00 ? 10:45?? Jimmy Dasher

11:00 ? 11:45?? Abe Kline & The Southbound Turnaround

12:00 ? 12:45?? Transistor Zen

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Humble Pie (317 S. Harrington Street)

10:00 ? 11:15?? Long Time Gone

11:30 ? 12:45? Johnny Folsom 4

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Sunday, September 16, 2012

musicSPARK Stage (14 W. Martin Street)

Young Guns

1:00 ? 1:30?? Wiley Elementary Band

1:40 ? 2:10?? KidZNotes

2:20 ? 2:50?? Sevryn Schaller

3:00 ? 3:30?? Drift Wood Miracle

3:40 ? 4:10?? Squatch

4:20 ? 4:50?? Outnumbered

5:00 ? 5:30?? Teenage Dirtbags

5:40 ? 6:10?? Zodiac Sound

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Kid Area (14 E. Hargett Street)

1:00 ? 3:00?? Crusha Design Team

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Main Stage (City Plaza ? 500 Fayetteville Street)

2:30 ? 3:30?? Eric Hirsh

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wheelSPARK Stage (100 block of Fayetteville Street)

12:00 ? 1:15?? Mic Savvy band

1:30 ? 2:15?? Ben Rauscher

2:30 ? 3:15?? The Midnight Judges

3:30 ? 4:15?? A Tin Djinn

4:30 ? 5:15?? Old Avenue

5:30 ? 6:15?? Fields of Mars

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Courthouse Porch (316 Fayetteville Street)

12:45 ? 1:30?? TomV

1:45 ? 2:30?? Jonny Gilroy

2:45 ? 3:30?? Trent Wilson, Jr.

3:45 ? 4:30?? Taylor Allen

4:45 ? 5:30?? James Olin Oden

5:45 ? 6:30?? Jamie Purnell

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