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Cops deny excessive force against RNC protesters

Authorities in Minnesota's Twin Cities have created "a climate of intense police intimidation," protesters at the Republican National Convention contend, but officials say they're merely preserving the peace. <p><a href="http://rss.cnn.com/~a/rss/cnn_allpolitics?a=h9De9K"><img src="http://rss.cnn.com/~a/rss/cnn_allpolitics?i=h9De9K" border="0"></img></a></p><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://rss.cnn.com/~f/rss/cnn_allpolitics?a=CjI3UL"><img src="http://rss.cnn.com/~f/rss/cnn_allpolitics?i=CjI3UL" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://rss.cnn.com/~f/rss/cnn_allpolitics?a=WuMUQL"><img src="http://rss.cnn.com/~f/rss/cnn_allpolitics?i=WuMUQL" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://rss.cnn.com/~f/rss/cnn_allpolitics?a=o2HnHl"><img src="http://rss.cnn.com/~f/rss/cnn_allpolitics?i=o2HnHl" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://rss.cnn.com/~f/rss/cnn_allpolitics?a=pHNShL"><img src="http://rss.cnn.com/~f/rss/cnn_allpolitics?i=pHNShL" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://rss.cnn.com/~f/rss/cnn_allpolitics?a=RiyGGl"><img src="http://rss.cnn.com/~f/rss/cnn_allpolitics?i=RiyGGl" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://rss.cnn.com/~r/rss/cnn_allpolitics/~4/383492078" height="1" width="1"/>