Next summer, Captain America a classic comic book character, dating back to the 1940's, will have a new Hollywood film. But it might be a little different than you'd expect. Find out what the film's director Joe Johnston, said about this super hero, this character may not be as patriotic as he may seem. Lucy Kafanov RT Producer joins Alyona to discuss what this says about where American pride has gone. Kafanov explains how the director is downplaying the American angle.

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Follow Lucy on Twitter at twitter.com Occupy Wall Street protesters have been on their hands and knees, not to beg for a bailout but to clean Zuccotti Park. Mayor Bloomberg has announced that occupiers must vacate Zuccotti Park in order to clean up the area for sanitation reasons. The cleanup is scheduled for Friday October 14 at 7 am, and many protesters believe this is a ploy to dissipate the movement. Lucy Kafanov, RT senior producer, tells us what to expect for tomorrows showdown.

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Tens of thousands of people in hundreds of cities around the word have been venting their fury against the greed of the big banks - and the debt management inflicted by their governments. Inspired by the 'Occupy Wall Street' movement in Manhattan, protests took hold in Europe, Asia, and around the US - with some turning violent. In New York, there were dozens of arrests as police moved to contain the rally. Here's RT's Lucy Kafanov. RT on Twitter twitter.com RT on Facebook www.facebook.com

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It's time for Happy Hour! We're introducing a new segment to the show with RT Producers Jenny Churchill and Lucy Kafanov. Follow RT Producer Lucy Kafanov on Twitter! twitter.com

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For Happy Hour this week, RT Producers Lucy Kafanov and Jenny Churchill join Alyona to take on some of the stories from the week. Follow RT Producer Lucy Kafanov on Twitter! twitter.com

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This week, an international cyber war game, Cyber Storm 3, is being staged by the Homeland Security Department where they will simulate a sophisticated hacker attack. While former intelligence director Mike McConnell has warned numerous times that the US is unprepared for a cyber attack and must overhaul its defenses but critics say cyber warfare is an empty threat. RT Producer Lucy Kafanov explains why it's hard to see where potential threats could be coming from.

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We'll speak to RT Producer Lucy Kafanov, who's been on the ground at Occupy Wall Street to tell us how they're preparing for a Bloomberg ordered clean up of the park. Some see it as more of an eviction notice, and say there could be clashes with police. Also Congress has passed three free trade agreements with South Korea, Colombia, and Panama. Meanwhile, they blocked Obama's jobs bill. So does this show us where their priorities really lie? Then, a new Gallup poll shows that support for the death penalty in the US has hit a 39 year low. We'll tell you about yet another execution that's coming, where guilt may be in doubt. And then don't miss our happy hour.

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Alyona had interviewed Julian Assange back in April after the release of the Collateral Damage video, that showed an air attack in Baghdad where twelve civilians were killed. Today, Assange is on the front page of every paper, being discussed on every news channel thanks to a leak of more than 90000 internal military documents relating to the war in Afghanistan. RT Producer Lucy Kafanov joins Alyona to look at the rise of WikiLeaks.

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Rage Against the Machine guitarist and political activist Tom Morello is just one of the celebrities who has recently showed up in Lower Manhattan's Zuccotti Park to offer his support for the Occupy Wall Street movement. After performing for protesters this afternoon, Morello answered some questions with RT's Lucy Kafanov about Barack Obama, the state of America, bailouts, banks and the Occupy movment. Morello recently released the record World Wide Rebel Songs on behalf of his The Nightwatchman project

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The city of Oakland, California, is reeling after one of the biggest protests the 'Occupy Wall Street' movement has seen. About 80 demonstrators were arrested and several injured after what started as a peaceful rally was met with a heavy-handed police response at the end of the day. Hours before that, thousands of anti-corporate protesters forced a shutdown of America's fifth largest sea port. That's as the general strike - America's first in over half a century - also paralyzed several businesses in Oakland's downtown. RT correspondent, Lucy Kafanov, was at the very heart of unfolding events throughout and describes how they developed.

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Violent arrests are taking place in New York where a huge anti-Wall Street rally is underway. Hundreds of activists are marching across the city, pledging to occupy streets, bridges, the subway in protest against economic inequality.

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There have been reports of police beating war veterans during a peaceful protest in the US city of Boston. The demonstration was part of the Occupy Wall Street movement, which is aimed at big business and banks. The protests which started in New York are now countrywide.

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It's time for Happy Hour where RT producers Lucy Kafanov and Jenny Churchill hash out their favorite stories from the week including a college basketball player who was cut from the team for admitting he had sex with his girlfriend.

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John Brougher, Democratic strategist with Salsa Labs and i3 Strategies, appearing on the 4/8/2011 broadcast of RT America to discuss the possible government shutdown and the consequences of such a shutdown.

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Clashes have erupted in Oakland, California, between anti-corporate protesters and police, who have entered their camp. Up to 100 people have been arrested. According to unconfirmed reports, many police officers were not wearing badges and had tape covering their names. Police officers have used tear gas and bullets which, basically, consist of heavy pellets of cloth.

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Over 10000 Occupy Wall Street protesters have shut down the port of Oakland in California. It follows a violent police crackdown there when police stormed the demonstrators' staging ground last week. A former US Marine suffered a fractured skull when he was hit by a projectile when police tried to clear a protest camp in central Oakland. News that a veteran had allegedly been injured by police brought even more protesters onto the street.

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It's time for Happy Hour tonight with Alex Seitz-Wald from ThinkProgress.org and RT's Lucy Kafanov. They talk about everything from the post rapture pet care service to a 13 year old questioned by the secret service.

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RT's Lucy Kafanov reports on the ground from NYC on the massive day of action for Occupy protesters. They went for the New York Stock Exchange, they went for the Subways and police went for the handcuffs. So who won the day? Then, David Sirota will join us to discuss this two month turning point for the movement. What needs to happen from here on out, to keep the momentum going? Also, President Obama is threatening to veto the new Defense Authorization bill that would change our detention policies in a dangerous way. But at this point, does he have any credibility left on the matter? Morris Davis, former Guantanamo Chief Prosecutor will join us to hash it out. And then don't miss our happy hour.

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Economic issues have been plaguing the US. Recently America's S&P credit score was downgraded, the stock market has seen a significant drop and, while the US continues to struggle, Congress goes on an Israeli vacation. There are reports that 81 members of Congress are going to Israel and AIPAC is footing the bill. Estee Chandler, the organizer for the Jewish Voice for Peace's LA chapter, joins us from Los Angeles for more.

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It's day one of the NATO summit in Lisbon, Portugal and while most heads of state are riding around in no-emission electric vehicles, Obama's ride has been the talk of the town. The eight-ton diesel-fueled "Beast" of a limousine is seen as symbolic of America's excesses, whether it is giant inefficient cars or the massive US military. At a time when European countries are slashing military budgets and looking to downsize on defense, the US is struggling to convince allies to go along in its military quests. Meanwhile, nuclear cooperation between NATO alliance members is in crisis over US tactical nukes. RT's Lucy Kafanov reports from Lisbon, Portugal on the first part of this year's two day summit.

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RT Producer Lucy Kafanov and Matt Welch, editor in chief of Reason magazine discuss how twitter was buzzing with news of Osama Bin Laden's death before cable news and Americans storming the streets to celebrate.

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Protesters staged occupations across the United States this morning as part of a coast-to-coast day of action aimed to shut down shipping ports all over the US. Starting in the early morning hours, demonstrators waged protests up and down the West Coast in one of the most wide-impact attacks on the one percent yet. Ali Winston, Ramon Galindo and Lucy Kafanov weigh in from California and DC to discuss the events of the day.

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On November 4, OccupyDC demonstrators had gathered to protest the Defending the American Dream summit at the Washington Convention Center. Occupy DC marched from McPherson Square to the convention center Friday evening - when a driver plowed into the crowd of protesters, injuring two. Police officers had let the driver go. This prompted angry cries from the crowd, at which point officers started scuffling with protesters, in the end arresting 3 of the demonstrators in the street. Video by Lucy Kafanov / twitter.com

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