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Green Party candidates arrested at Hofstra gate

Green party presidential candidate Jill Stein and vice

Green party presidential candidate Jill Stein and vice presidential candidate Cheri Honkala were arrested at the entrance of Hofstra University before the presidential debates. Videojournalist: Jim Staubitser (Oct. 16, 2012) (October 16, 2012 4:52 PM)

A few hundred demonstrators representing myriad causes -- from abortion rights to economic reform -- gathered Tuesday outside Hofstra University as the nation focused on the second presidential debate.

The protests were punctuated by three arrests, including the Green Party's presidential candidate and her running mate, who objected to not being included in the debate and briefly blocked the...

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