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Rev Sharpton begins hunger strike over Vieques protest
Rev. Al Sharpton and three others dubbed the Vieques Four were jailed after May 1 protests against Navy bombing on Vieques Puerto Rico. He began a hunger strike to demand their release and to press the civil disobedience case, with his attorney citing health concerns and past imprisonment comparisons.
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