Wall Street Protesters Dress As Zombies In Nyc

By VERENA DOBNIK, Associated Press
Mon, 10/03/2011 - 4:19am

Wall Street protesters dress as zombies in NYC

NEW YORK (AP) -- Protesters speaking out against corporate greed and other issues in New York City are dressing as corporate zombies and greeting Wall Street workers as they head into the office....

Senh: Now, this is getting entertaining. Nice touch, protesters.

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