Antonio Villaraigosa has been an ardent supporter of marriage equality for years, and now that he's the chairman of the Democratic National Convention, he says he wants marriage equality to be part of the Democrats' platform.
In nine months, the Democratic National Convention will get underway in Charlotte, North Carolina, and in this time of active street-level politics associated with Occupy Wall Street, the city's already working on a plan to control unrest by essentially outlawing occupying.
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