D.C. inspects Occupy camp after rat complaints

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D.C. health officials inspected the Occupy DC camp at McPherson Square on Tuesday following complaints from residents and businesses about an increase in rats around the area. Department of Health officials said they were checking on the welfare of the protesters camped in the park as the weather turned frigid and will return Thursday for a full-blown inspection of the camp’s kitchen.

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