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Photos: NATO summit draws protests

Updated 11:14 AM EDT, Tue May 22, 2012
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Protesters rally in Chicago on Sunday, May 20, the first day of the NATO summit. A week of demonstrations led up to the two-day meeting, which brought together the leaders of more than 50 nations.
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Protesters rally in Chicago on Sunday, May 20, the first day of the NATO summit. A week of demonstrations led up to the two-day meeting, which brought together the leaders of more than 50 nations.
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A demonstrator displays an anti-NATO button on his bandana Sunday. Largely peaceful crowds chanted, waved signs and banged drums in Chicago.
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A demonstrator displays an anti-NATO button on his bandana Sunday. Largely peaceful crowds chanted, waved signs and banged drums in Chicago.
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Members of the anti-war group Code Pink demonstrate in Chicago on Sunday.
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Members of the anti-war group Code Pink demonstrate in Chicago on Sunday.
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Two men rest against a tree before the start of protests on the first day of the NATO summit.
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Two men rest against a tree before the start of protests on the first day of the NATO summit.
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A police officer and a protester face off with cameras in Chicago during a demonstration organized by National Nurses United on Friday, May 18. Friday was the fifth day of protests leading up to the NATO summit.
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A police officer and a protester face off with cameras in Chicago during a demonstration organized by National Nurses United on Friday, May 18. Friday was the fifth day of protests leading up to the NATO summit.
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Officers form a line to prevent protesters from crossing the Michigan Avenue Bridge during protests on Friday.
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Officers form a line to prevent protesters from crossing the Michigan Avenue Bridge during protests on Friday.
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Protesters make their way through downtown Chicago in an impromptu demonstration.
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Protesters make their way through downtown Chicago in an impromptu demonstration.
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Police clash with protesters attempting to cross the Michigan Avenue Bridge in Chicago.
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Police clash with protesters attempting to cross the Michigan Avenue Bridge in Chicago.
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Chicago police watch over protesters during demonstrations organized by National Nurses United in Daley Plaza in Chicago.
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Chicago police watch over protesters during demonstrations organized by National Nurses United in Daley Plaza in Chicago.
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An Occupy Wall Street protester in Chicago covers himself with an American flag after a march through downtown Chicago on Friday.
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An Occupy Wall Street protester in Chicago covers himself with an American flag after a march through downtown Chicago on Friday.
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A souvenir shop window reflects protesters in Chicago on Thursday as they demand an end to NATO violence ahead of the summit.
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A souvenir shop window reflects protesters in Chicago on Thursday as they demand an end to NATO violence ahead of the summit.
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Police guard President Barack Obama's national campaign headquarters in the Prudential Building in Chicago during protests on Monday, May 14.
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Police guard President Barack Obama's national campaign headquarters in the Prudential Building in Chicago during protests on Monday, May 14.
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