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Altheimer sought to persuade delegates to get behind her. Realising defeat during the final roll call, Altheimer brought a sign that said "Europeans Against Obama" on to the floor. Delegates moved to tear the placard from him and he was subsequently escorted out of the convention by
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as well as in promotional material without prior permission. The High Court dismissed all
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as a key tactic. In recent years the impact of several legal proceedings has foregrounded questions of fictionalisation and identity in his work. He has exhibited and performed internationally in artist-run spaces like
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Parallel Action collective, offering democracy from a box. When this attempt failed he went to the US in October to re-invigorate American democracy in the weeks leading up to the
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due to debt. He rejected the bank's claim, arguing that he no longer exists. In a plea to the
Copenhagen City Court, he refers the plaintiff to publisher
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Danish citizens, who on their side offered to marry out of convenience. The matching service was put in place to bypass new laws enacted by the
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