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Protesters camp out at Freedom Plaza in Washington, DC. The United States Park Police, who oversee Freedom Plaza, have allowed the groups Occupy DC and Stop The Machine to camp there temporarily.Mark Wilson

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Occupy Wall Street protestors stage a demonstration outside of the National Summit on Education Reform where News Corp. CEO Rupert Murdoch was delivering a keynote address on Oct.14, 2011, in San Francisco.Justin Sullivan

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San Diego police officials remove a tent from an Occupy San Diego protest site on Oct. 14, 2011, in the downtown Civic Plaza.Gregory Bull

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A man affiliated with the Occupy Wall Street protests tackles a police officer during a march toward Wall Street on Oct. 14, 2011.

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A New York City police officer shoves a demonstrator affiliated with the Occupy Wall Street protests as they march through the streets in the Wall St. areaMary Altaffer/AP

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Demonstrators associated with the 'Occupy Wall Street' movement face off with police in the streets of the financial district after the deadline for their removal from Zuccotti park was postponed.Spencer Platt/Getty Images

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Demonstrators affiliated with the Occupy Wall Street protests confront New York City police officers as they march on the street in the Wall Street area, Friday, Oct. 14, 2011, in New York. The cleanup of a plaza in lower Manhattan where protesters have been camped out for a month was postponed early Friday, sending cheers up from a crowd that had feared the effort was merely a pretext to evict them.Mary Altaffer/AP

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Occupy Wall Street protesters march around One Chase Manhattan Plaza on Wednesday, Oct. 12, 2011 in New York.Bebeto Matthews/AP

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A New York City police officer, right, makes photographers back off as others arrest a National Lawyers Guild observer as Occupy Wall Street demonstrators march through the streets near Wall Street, Friday, Oct. 14, 2011 in New York.Mary Altaffer/AP

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Demonstrators associated with the 'Occupy Wall Street' movement face off with police in the streets of the financial district after the deadline for their removal from Zuccotti park was postponed on October 14, 2011 in New York City.Spencer Platt/Getty Images

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An Occupy Wall Street campaign demonstrator stands near cleaning supplies in Zuccotti Park, near Wall Street in New York October 13, 2011.Shannon Stapleton/Reuters

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Members of Occupy Wall Street clean Zuccotti Park near Wall Street.Emmanuel Dunand/AFP/Getty Images

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A member of Occupy Wall Street picks up a broom to clean Zuccotti Park near Wall Street.Emmanuel Dunand/AFP/Getty Images

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A member of Occupy Wall Street cleans Zuccotti Park near Wall Street as police look on in New York.Emmanuel Dunand/AFP/Getty Images

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Occupy Wall Street protesters try to sleep in New York's Zuccotti Park.Jessica Rinaldi /Reuters

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An Occupy Wall Street protester scrapes paint that has dripped onto the concrete in New York's Zuccotti Park ahead of an eviction notice issued by New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg.Jessica Rinaldi /Reuters/Bloomberg

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A man signs a huge banner during "Occupy DC" anti-corporations protest at Freedom Plaza in Washington, DC, on October 10, 2011. A four-day protest in Washington to reclaim American politics for the people went into overtime, its participants vowing to stay put despite the expiry of their permit.Jewel Samad/AFP/Getty Images

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Members of a coalition called "Stand up Chicago" march during a protest down Michigan Ave in Chicago October 10, 2011. Mounting anger over joblessness and income inequality snarled rush-hour traffic in downtown Chicago as hundreds of protesters marched on Monday.Frank Polich/Reuters

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A member of the Occupy Wall St movement, Noah Fischer, shouts his protests against income inequality while demonstrating in the financial district of New York October 6, 2011.Lucas Jackson/Reuters

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Peace group protestors and members of Occupy Wall Street stage a demonstration to mark the 10th anniversary of the war in Afghanistan on Times Square in New York, October 7, 2011.Emmanuel Dunand/AFP/Getty Images

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A woman is arrested after occupying a Bank of America branch during a "Make Wall Street Banks Pay" protest march in Los Angeles, California October 6, 2011.Lucy Nicholson/Reuters

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Thousands of people gather in downtown Portland, Ore. for Occupy Portland, one in a series of events around the country that attracted people from all walks of life unsatisfied with the government and economy, among other things, Thursday, Oct. 6, 2011.Ray Whitehouse/The Oregonian/AP Photo

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A bank employee peals off a sign left by demonstrators on a bank teller, as part of the Occupy Wall Street movement protests, Thursday, Oct. 6, 2011.Damian Dovarganes/AP

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Tony Gonzalez of Nevada, a protester affiliated with the Occupy Las Vegas movement, takes part in a march on the Las Vegas Strip October 6, 2011 in Las Vegas, Nevada.Ethan Miller/Getty Images

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Demonstrators protest outside of the PNC Bank building in Washington on Saturday, Oct. 8, 2011, as part of Occupy DC activities in Washington.Jose Luis Magana/AP

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