Protesters take over a Seattle Metro bus during a demonstration in downtown Seattle Monday, Nov. 29, 1999. Protests began in earnest Monday against the World Trade Organization meetings and the conference schedule was thrown off by a security threat that temporarily closed the meeting's primary venue, the Washington State Trade and Convention Center. (AP Photo/Elaine Thompson)

A protester squats on a crosswalk light post during a demonstration outside a downtown Seattle McDonald's Monday, Nov. 29, 1999. Protests began in earnest Monday against the World Trade Organization meetings and the conference schedule was thrown off by a security threat that temporarily closed the meeting's primary venue, the Washington State Trade and Convention Center. (AP Photo/Eric Draper)

A protester tries to hand flowers to a Seattle police officer during a demonstration at a downtown Seattle McDonald's Monday, Nov. 29, 1999. Protests began in earnest Monday against the World Trade Organization meetings and the conference schedule was thrown off by a security threat that temporarily closed the meeting's primary venue, the Washington State Trade and Convention Center. (AP Photo/Eric Draper)

Protesters shove up against Seattle police horses standing between protesters and World Trade Organization participants waiting to enter the nearby convention center Monday, Nov. 29, 1999 in Seattle. Protests began in earnest Monday against the WTO meetings and the conference schedule was thrown off by a security threat that temporarily closed the meeting's primary venue, the Washington State Trade and Convention Center. (AP Photo/Elaine Thompson)
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People wait in a block-long line to enter World Trade Organization meetings as Seattle police stand between them and protesters Monday, Nov. 29, 1999, in Seattle. Protests began in earnest against the WTO meetings Monday and the conference schedule was thrown off by a security threat that closed the meeting's primary venue, the Washington State Trade and Convention Center. (AP Photo/Elaine Thompson)

Protesters from Direct Action Network organized street theater and a march in Seattle to protest the W.T.O. meeting there this week
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Jerry Kessler of AK Media uses a high pressure water hose to wash off anti-WTO graffiti on a billboard in Seattle, Monday, Nov. 29, 1999. Trade ministers from 135 nations will be greeted Tuesday by banners, marches and street theater against what activists say is the World Trade Organization's sweeping powers to enforce international trade agreements. (AP Photo/Eric Draper)
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Members of the Rainforest Action Network drop a banner from a tall crane Monday, Nov. 29, 1999 in Seattle to protest the World Trade Conference meeting. (AP Photo/Barry Sweet)
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Seattle police officers block the entrance to a Starbucks' Coffee shop in downtown Seattle Sunday after several hundred protesters gathered in front to protest low wages paid to workers. The protest occurred a day before the World Trade Organization (WTO) ministers were to begin meetings to launch a new round of global trade negotiations. (Robert Sorbo/Reuters)
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Protesters gather in downtown Seattle Sunday, Nov. 28, 1999 to rally against the upcoming World Trade Organization conference. The WTO conference is scheduled to run from Tuesday, Nov. 30 through Wednesday, Dec 3. Trade ministers from 135 nations will be greeted Tuesday by banners, marches and street theater against what activists say is WTO's sweeping powers to enforce international trade agreements. (AP Photo/Itsu Inouye)
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Young women raise their arms during a protest against the World Trade Organization in Seattle, Sunday, Nov. 28, 1999. There are dozens of groups converging on this city to speak out against the WTO, holding its conference in Seattle from Tuesday, Nov. 30 through Wednesday Dec. 3. Trade ministers from 135 nations will be greeted Tuesday by banners, marches and street theater against what activists say is WTO's sweeping powers to enforce international trade agreements. (AP Photo/Itsu Inouye)
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Protesters Leonie Wrasse, left, and Shannon Service, dangle from ropes alongside Interstate 5 where it runs through downtown Seattle, Saturday, Nov. 27, 1999, as Washington State Patrol officers stand nearby. The women dangled for about an hour, holding a banner protesting the upcoming World Trade Organization meeting scheduled to begin Monday, as at least 150 supporters chanted and cheered nearby. Both women were arrested, along with a third person police said. (AP Photo/Elaine Thompson)
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An unidentified protestor is arrested during a demonstration against the World Trade Organization at 44th Street in New York's Times Square Friday, Nov. 26, 1999. The protestors had erected a two-story tripod in the busy intersection, bringing traffic to a standstill and drawing a large crowd on the one of the busiest shopping days of the year. The protest coincides with a five-day global conference that begins Tuesday Nov. 30 in Seattle and is expected to attract 3,000 delegates from 165 nations, making it the largest international trade event ever held in the United States. In addition to the delegates, thousands of protesters are expected to be in town during the conference
.(AP Photo/Scott Braut)
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11/27/1999 - Thousands of protesters march through downtown Paris to demand that the World Trade Organization puts people before profits at its meeting next week in Seattle, USA, to promote free trade Saturday. The protest began at the Paris Bourse, symbolizing the fears that greater free trade will force job cuts among French companies seeking to compete in the global marketplace. (Charles Platiau/Reuters)

Members of the Northwest Animal Rights Alliance celebrate "Fur Free Friday," protesting inside of Seattle's downtown Nordstrom store Friday, Nov. 26, 1999. After going into the store, they left and returned to the streets after the police asked them to leave.
(AP Photo/Barry Sweet)
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SEATTLE - Michael Dwyer (C) and Seth Quackenbush (unpictured) of the Global Exchange organization are arrested after unveiling a 500 square foot banner at the Old Navy store in downtown Seattle on November 22 in protest of the World Trade Organization (WTO) meeting scheduled later this month. The two protestors used climbing gear to unfurl the sign that read "Sweatshops: Free Trade or Corporate Slavery." The two men were suspended by ropes about forty feet above the sidewalk for two hours until they voluntarily rappelled down the five story building and were then arrested by Seattle Police. Photo by Anthony P. Bolante (Reuters)

SEATTLE - Michael Dwyer (L) and Seth Quackenbush (unpictured) of the Global Exchange organization unveil a 500 square foot banner at the Old Navy store in downtown Seattle on November 22 in protest of the World Trade Organization (WTO) meeting scheduled later this month. The two protestors used climbing gear to unfurl the sign that read "Sweatshops: Free Trade or Corporate Slavery." The two men were suspended by ropes for about two hours until they voluntarily rappelled down the five story building and were then arrested by Seattle Police. Photo by Anthony P. Bolante (Reuters)

SEATTLE - Lydia (no last name given), who recently traveled from Massachusetts, walks on stilts during an anti-World Trade Organization protest on November 23 at Red Square at the University of Washington in Seattle. Lydia, along with some 150 other protestors, started their protest march from the University of Washington and peacefully marched around Seattle's University district. Officials estimate more than 30,000 protestors will participate next week in opposition of the World Trade Organization (WTO) meeting scheduled to start next Monday. Photo by Anthony P. Bolante (Reuters)

Protestors using climbing gear and ropes illegally hang a flag from a construction crane in downtown Seattle in protest of the WTO conference being held at the Washington State Convention Center Monday. Officials estimate more than 30,000 protestors will converge this week in Seattle. (Loren Callahan/Reuters)

A protester makes a peace sign in front of a Seattle police officer in protest of the World Trade Organization meetings Monday, Nov. 29, 1999 in downtown Seattle. Protests began in earnest Monday against the WTO meetings and the conference schedule was thrown off by a security threat that temporarily closed the meeting's primary venue, the Washington State Trade and Convention Center. (AP Photo/Eric Draper)

Kaylyn Palella (L) and Marnie Jackson wear turtle costumes while protesting the World Trade Organization (WTO) at the Washington State Convention Center in Seattle Monday. The two women were protesting the WTO's environmental impact on the global ecology, especially the oceans. (Anthony Bolante/Reuters)
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SWAT team members guard the main street that leads to the front of the Washington State Convention and Trade Center in downtown Seattle Monday, Nov. 29, 1999. Activists turned up the heat Monday on the World Trade Organization, taking their message to the streets and announcing plans for mass acts of civil disobedience when the ministerial conference begins Tuesday. Authorities delayed the start of activities Monday after an apparent attempted break-in overnight at the Convention Center.(AP Photo/ItsuInouye)
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A man flashes a peace sign as Seattle police stand between protesters and World Trade Organization participants waiting to enter the nearby convention center Monday, Nov. 29, 1999, in Seattle. Protests began in earnest Monday against the WTO meetings and the conference schedule was thrown off by a security threat that temporarily closed the meeting's primary venue, the Washington State Trade and Convention Center. (AP Photo/Elaine Thompson)
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SWAT team members in Seattle march towards the front of the Washington State Convention and Trade Center in downtown Seattle Monday, Nov. 29, 1999. Activists turned up the heat Monday on the World Trade Organization, taking their message to the streets and announcing plans for mass acts of civil disobedience when the ministerial conference begins Tuesday. (AP Photo/Itsu Inouye)
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Anti-World Trade Organization activists, hiding their faces behind bandanas, crowd together Monday morning, Nov. 29, 1999 in Seattle to read about their takeover the previous night of an abandoned building. About 60 people ended the day of protests Sunday by taking over the abandoned 12-unit apartment building on the edge of the downtown business district Sunday night. The activists invited homeless persons to join them, saying housing for the poor has become a casualty of global free trade. No arrestswere reported as of early today. Protesters said they would stay as long as it took to persuade the city to turn the building over to the homeless. (AP Photo/Elaine Thompson)
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Anti-WTO activists sit and walk about outside an abandoned building Monday morning, Nov. 29, 1999 in Seattle. About 60 people ended the day of protests Sunday by taking over the abandoned 12-unit apartment building on the edge of the downtown business district Sunday night. The activists invited homeless persons to join them, saying housing for the poor has become a casualty of global free trade. No arrests were reported as of early today. Protesters said they would stay as long as it took to persuade the city to turn the building over to the homeless. (AP Photo/Elaine Thompson)
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Seattle police officer Robert Robbin, left, talks with a protester, who declined to be identified, outside an abandoned building Monday morning, Nov. 29, 1999, in Seattle. About 60 people ended the day of protests Sunday by taking over the abandoned 12-unit apartment building on the edge of the downtown business district Sunday night. The activists invited homeless persons to join them, saying housing for the poor has become a casualty of global free trade. No arrests were reported as of early Monday. Protesters said they would stay as long as it took to persuade the city to turn the building over to the homeless. (AP Photo/Elaine Thompson)
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A man burns a pair of GAP pants while protesting the upcoming World Trade Organization conference in downtown Seattle Sunday, Nov. 28, 1999. Protesters claim that the GAP exploits laborers in the third world. The WTO conference is scheduled to run from Tuesday, Nov. 30 through Wednesday, Dec 3. Trade ministers from 135 nations will be greeted Tuesday by banners, marches and street theater against what activists say is WTO's sweeping powers to enforce international trade agreements. (AP Photo/Itsu Inouye)
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A young protester displays her made-up face in Seattle Sunday, Nov. 28, 1999, as she prepares to march in protest of the upcoming World Trade Organization conference. The WTO is scheduled to begin the largest trade event ever in the United States on Tuesday in Seattle. Trade ministers from 135 nations will be greeted by banners, marches and street theater against what activists say is WTO's sweeping powers to enforce international trade agreements. (AP Photo/Itsu Inouye)
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Cheerleading protesters lead other demonstrators in chants, near where two women dangled from ropes alongside Interstate 5 where it runs through downtown Seattle Saturday, Nov. 27, 1999. The women dangled for about an hour, holding a banner protesting the upcoming WTO meeting scheduled to begin Monday, as at least 150 supporters chanted and cheered nearby. (AP Photo/Elaine Thompson)
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World Trade Organization protesters demonstrate Friday, Nov. 26, 1999 in downtown Seattle. The trade meeting is scheduled for next week and is expected to bring thousands of protestors and trade officials to Seattle
. (AP Photo/Barry Sweet)

SEATTLE - Scott Larsen, who traveled from Philadelphia, holds a huge red banner during an anti-World Trade Organization (WTO) protestor march at Red Square in the University of Washington in Seattle, November 23. More than 150 protestors peacefully marched through Seattle's University district. Officials estimate more than 30,000 protestors will participate next week in opposition of the WTO meeting scheduled to start next Monday. Photo by Anthony P. Bolante (Reuters)

SEATTLE - More than 150 anti-World Trade Organization protestors march from Red Square at the University of Washington in Seattle, November 23. The protestors peacefully marched through Seattle's University district. Officials estimate more than 30,000 protestors will participate next week in opposition of the World Trade Organization (WTO) meeting scheduled to start next Monday. Photo by Anthony P. Bolante (Reuters)