Protesters Boycott Starbucks.

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Bloomington, Indiana

Demonstrators gathered in front of a Starbucks to protest its grand opening. They hold signs with the names of local coffee shops that they say are threatened by Starbucks. The protesters circulated leaflets denouncing the coffee shop chain as a "heartless multinational corporation. ... It is a predatory company. It waits until a coffee market is made, then moves in and puts the small businesses...