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Protest sites becoming nasty
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LOS ANGELES (AP) — With thousands of Occupy Wall Street demonstrators roughing it in parks for up to six weeks, garbage, human waste and hygiene are becoming a growing worry in public encampments nationwide. Poor food storage exacerbated a rat infestation in Oakland. Inspectors found open human waste in Philadelphia.