Occupy D.C. hunger strikers persevere
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After a week without food, protesters are feeling the effects of deprivation but remain committed to their cause.
Dec. 16, 2011 Occupy D.C. protesters and hunger strikers, from left, Sam Jewler, Adrian Parsons and Joe Gray sit in wheelchairs during a rally Friday outside the Longworth House Office Building. The protesters joined members of D.C. Vote for the rally. Ricky Carioti/The Washington Post
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Though the three from Occupy D.C. are fading physically after a full week without food, they say they are prepared to continue as long as they can to try and get District residents a congressional vote.
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