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demonstration in whichwomen gather inpublic tobreastfeed theirchildren .
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Skeletal remains were found Sunday in a park on the Potomac River in Alexandria (Post); two people were killed in Prince George's County on Sunday in separate incidents (Post); more than 100 people took part in the breast-feeding "nurse-in" at the Hirshhorn Museum on Saturday (Post).
Lori's A.M. Buzz: Valentine's Day bonanza Lori Aratani 2011
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The organizers of the event said the "nurse-in" should not be characterized as a protest.
Hirshhorn 'nurse-in' draws about 100 Ovetta Wiggins 2011
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The "nurse-in" comes after a Jan. 30 incident in which a mother nursing her daughter on a bench in the Hirshhorn was informed by a Smithsonian security guard that she would have to move to the women's restroom.
Lori's A.M. Buzz: Hawk, nurse-in, Pepco Lori Aratani 2011
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As volunteers at the "nurse-in" handed out laminated cards with information about breast-feeding rights to parents, the Alexandria City Council amended its indecent-exposure law Saturday to exclude breast-feeding.
As breast-feeders protest at Hirshhorn, they get new recognition from Alexandria council Ovetta Wiggins 2011
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Dozens of mothers are expected to hold a two-hour “nurse-in” at the Smithsonian's Hirshhorn Museum to highlight their right to breast-feed.
Dozens plan Smithsonian nurse-in The Associated Press 2011
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Dozens of women plan to stage a "nurse-in" at the Hirshhorn Museum on Saturday to highlight their federally protected right to breast-feed in public.
Lori's A.M. Buzz: Hawk, nurse-in, Pepco Lori Aratani 2011
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Dozens of supporters gathered last Saturday at Facebook headquarters in Palo Alto, Calif., while online, and more than 11,000 members participated in a virtual “nurse-in,” or changed their profile photos to images depicting women breastfeeding.
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Chris Garosi, one of many fathers at the "nurse-in," said he came to support the effort.
As breast-feeders protest at Hirshhorn, they get new recognition from Alexandria council Ovetta Wiggins 2011
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Meanwhile, protesters organized a virtual "nurse-in" on the site and held a small demonstration outside Facebook's office in Palo Alto, Calif.
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Dozens of women gathered in Lincoln Square Friday to publicly breastfeed their babies in a nurse-in protesting against harassment.
Mark Konkol and Todd Fooks: Keeping Score in Chicago Episode 21: Skin to Win, Chicago 2009
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