Rahm Emanuel backs off stiff fines for G-8, NATO protesters
In a surprise retreat, Mayor Rahm Emanuel on Tuesday abruptly canceled plans to dramatically increase fines for resisting arrest to appease aldermen and protesters concerned he was trampling First Amendment rights in the name of securing the NATO and G-8 summits.
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