The plan was to invade Tom Sawyer Island and "liberate Minnie Mouse, " among other pranks.

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In the studio on Bowery, she tries on two looks for the designer's "Gerl Power" presentation, which is part Minnie Mouse, part activist, designer Gerlan Marcel says.

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And then they stuff copies of The Analects and Three Hundred Poems of the Tang dynasty into their Power Ranger and Minnie Mouse bags before heading out into the city.

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In the wake of the latest arrest, the bustling "Crossroads of the World" was filled Tuesday with performers, including multiple versions of Mickey and Minnie Mouse, Hello Kitty, a Transformer robot, Lady Liberty, Super Mario and Elmo.

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