Protesters climb 270-foot crane in downtown Washington, disrupt traffic Peter Hermann, Mandy Mclaren Washington Post Jan 25, 2017 Jan 25, 2017 Updated Sep 19, 2019 0 Prefer us on Google Learn More Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save kAm(p$wx}v%~} \ $6G6? 24E:G:DED H9@ s:DEC:4E @7 r@=F>3:2 A@=:46 D2:5 2C6 277:=:2E65 H:E9 vC66?A6246 4=:>365 2 4@?DECF4E:@? 4C2?6 :? 5@H?E@H? (2D9:?8E@? @? (65?6D52J >@C?:?8[ D?2C=:?8 EC277:4 2?5 3C:?8:?8 H@C< @? 2 ?6H @77:46 3F:=5:?8 E@ 2 92=E]k^AmkAmpE =62DE EH@ AC@E6DE6CD 2EE24965 E96>D6=G6D E@ E96 4C2?6[ A@=:46 D2:5[ H9:=6 @E96CD H6C6 @? E96 @FEDEC6E4965 2C>[ @C ;:3] %H@ H62C:?8 D276EJ 92C?6DD6D 56D46?565 5@H? 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