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Local Security Forces Get Special Training in Advance of G8, NATO Summits - MyFox Chicago

Chicago - Local security forces are undergoing special training for the G8 and NATO summits, which are expected to bring huge crowds of protesters to Chicago in May. Mayor Rahm Emanuel says it's a great way to showcase the city and means big ... More...

Michelle Obama will host events to show off Chicago to NATO/G8 spouses - Crain's Chicago Business

While NATO/G8 leaders hole up in McCormick Place and protesters look for air time, first lady Michelle Obama will host an event or two for the spouses and partners of the world leaders. I hear the White House is still ironing out the details ... More...

Research and Markets: Electricity - Global Group of Eight (G8) Industry Guide - Yahoo Finance

DUBLIN--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/4a5d3d/electricity_glob) has announced the addition of the "Electricity - Global Group of Eight (G8) Industry Guide" report to their offering. Electricity ... More...

Hacker Group Anonymous Expands Call For NATO/G8 Protesters - Chicagoist

Hacker group Anonymous is calling for NATO/G8 protesters to barricade Chicago for the whole month of May. Add that to the 50,000 protesters that AdBusters promises to bring, and May is going to be... interesting. Anonymous also hacked into law ... More...

U.S. Assumes Chairmanship of G8 Related Nonproliferation Groups - U.S. Department of State

As the 2012 G8 Chair, the U.S. has assumed the lead for the three nonproliferation groups that report to the G8: the Nonproliferation Directors Group (NPDG); the Global Partnership Against the Spread of Weapons and Materials of Mass Destruction (GP), and ... More...

'Occupy Wall Street' Creators Raise The Stakes, Gun For G8 And NATO - Forbes

From the people who brought us Occupy Wall Street comes a new target, the entire G8 nation states and members of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization, aka NATO. Both the G8 Summit and NATO Summit will take place in Chicago in May, and the ... More...

G8's Actual Purpose, Relevance Overlooked In Protest Debate - Progress Illinois

Chicago’s political and business leadership and some local social activists have focused much attention on the upcoming NATO and G8 summits, held May 19 to May 21 at McCormick Place Convention Center. But the focus has been on summit-related ... More...

Changes At World Business Chicago Amid Scrutiny - Progress Illinois

The upcoming G8 and NATO summits in Chicago have fleetingly increased the visibility of World Business Chicago, the non-profit, non-governmental group Mayor Rahm Emanuel put in charge of fundraising for the events, which will take place in May ... More...

NATO/G8 protesters back at City Hall over proposed rules, as Rahm backs off - Crain's Chicago Business

The demonstrators are back at City Hall this Tuesday, this time to protest new rules regulating protests that Mayor Rahm Emanuel is proposing in advance of this summer's NATO/G8 summits. The new rules, which raise fines for resisting police and ... More...

OPP report on G8-G20 policing outlines command and communications problems - Toronto Star

ORILLIA—A report on security at the G8 and G20 summits in 2010 says there was some confusion when Ontario Provincial Police were unexpectedly redeployed to help police in Toronto. The provincial police report says the force’s primary role was perimeter ... More...

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