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A protester is arrested by Los Angeles Police Department officers after he attempted to join a group of Occupy LA demonstrators occupying a park in front of the Bank of America building, November 17, 2011 in downtown Los Angeles. Several dozen were arrested by the LAPD after marching through downtown.
As the protest movement entered its third month - beginning with a nationwide Day of Action on Nov. 17 - anti-Wall Street demonstrators were facing increased opposition from city governments and law enforcement, who were deploying more sweeping tactics to take down tent encampments and curb rallies - just days after the U.S. Conference of Mayors held a conference call for mayors about the Occupy rallies in their respective cities.
Police in Oakland, Seattle, Denver, and other cities arrested protesters and dismantled tent camps, and in New York City - the birthplace of the movement - Mayor Bloomberg ordered Zuccotti Park cleared of tents.
On the Day of Action, 400 people were arrested nationwide, 300 of them in New York City.
Portland, Ore.
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A policeman in riot gear defends a Bank of America as protesters march past various banks November 17, 2011 in Portland, Oregon.
Seattle, Wash.
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Seattle Police officers deploy pepper spray into a crowd during an Occupy Seattle protest on Tuesday, Nov. 15, 2011 at Westlake Park in Seattle.
Seattle, Wash.
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Dozens of Occupy Seattle protesters were doused with pepper spray by police officers Tuesday, Nov. 15, 2011. Among those hit was 84-year-old Dorli Rainey, a former teacher and activist.
CBS Affiliate KOIN reports Seattle Mayor Mike McGinn issued apologies for the police use of pepper spray to disperse Occupy Seattle protesters. He also telephoned and offered a personal apology to Rainey. McGinn said he's called for a complete review of police officers' actions.
Albany, N.Y.
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Andrew Kenwick, an Occupy Albany protester, faces off with New York State Troopers, moments before he was arrested, as were several other protesters who violated an 11 p.m. curfew in state-run Lafayette Park, located across from the New York State Capitol on Sat., Nov. 19, 2011.
Davis, Calif.
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When students affiliated with Occupy held rallies at University of California, Davis to protest a proposed 81-percent hike in tuition, several erected tents on the campus quad. On Nov. 18, 2011, when about two dozen refused to take down their tents, and locked arms in defiance of orders to move, University Police Lt. John Pike used pepper spray against them.
Video of the passive students being sprayed repeatedly at point-blank range went viral, as did the outrage. UCD Chancellor Linda Katehi said the video images were "chilling to us all," and formed a task force to investigate, while rejecting calls for her resignation.
Two police officers and the police chief were placed on administrative leave.
Davis., Calif.
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Protesters listen to speakers during a demonstration at the UC Davis campus on November 21, 2011. Thousands of Occupy protesters staged a demonstration university campus to protest police who pepper-sprayed students who sat passively with their arms locked during an Occupy Wall Street demonstration on November 18.
Davis, Calif.
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Student Sheena Campbell holds a sign during a rally on the University of California, Davis campus in Davis, Calif., Monday, Nov. 21, 2011, after police pepper-sprayed peaceful demonstrators at the same spot last Friday.
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In addition to outrage, the UCD pepper-spraying incident also sparked satire - a rapidly-growing Internet meme of Lt. Pike applying pepper spray to others in famous works of art, historic photographs and movie stills.
There was more threatening Internet graffiti: The hacker collective Anonymous (which had identified the NYPD policeman who pepper-sprayed penned-in women) published Lt. Pike's personal contact information. Calling him "a coward, and a bully," Anonymous advocated that Pike be targeted with condemnatory phone calls and emails, as well as prank pizza deliveries.
New York, N.Y.
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Muslims in New York City's Foley Square rallying against ethnic profiling by law enforcement were joined by protesters affiliated with Occupy Wall Street, November 18, 2011 - two days after Occupy protesters were arrested during its "Day of Action."
Washington, D.C.
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Mounted police follow Occupy DC demonstrators as they march along a street in Washington, D.C., on November 17, 2011, during a day of protests in a show of force by the Occupy Wall Street movement.
Demonstrators marched to Key Bridge, a major commuter connection between the nation's capital and Virginia, just in time for the early wave of workers heading home.
Seattle, Wash.
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Occupy Seattle demonstrators gather near a copy of the Constitution while temporarily shutting down the University Bridge after marching from the University of Washington and Seattle Central Community College, Thursday, Nov. 17, 2011, in Seattle. Traffic was snarled around Seattle's University District as two rallies marched toward the bridge.
Los Angeles, Calif.
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A member of the Los Angeles Police Department guards the entrance to a park next to Bank of America Plaza, where members of Occupy LA set up an encampment on November 17, 2011 in Los Angeles. The protest was part of a nationwide "Day of Action" marking the two-month anniversary of the movement that started in New York as Occupy Wall Street.
Los Angeles, Calif.
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Los Angeles police officers get ready to arrest protesters sitting outside a Bank of America in Los Angeles, Thursday, Nov. 17, 2011.
Atlanta, Ga.
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Kevin Slate with Occupy Atlanta protests outside the state Capitol Thursday, Nov. 17, 2011.
A police spokesman says eight protesters were arrested after they blocked traffic on Courtland Street near the Georgia State University campus. The remaining protesters continued to the capitol where they joined others.
Philadelphia, Pa.
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A group of people affiliated with the Occupy Philadelphia encampment sits down in protest inside a Wells Fargo bank branch Friday, Nov. 18, 2011 in Philadelphia.
Burlington, Vt.
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Jill Charbonneau, a legislative liaison for the Vermont State Association of Letter Carriers from Burlington, Vt., speaks out against cutbacks in the United States Postal Service while outside the Elmwood Ave. post office with Occupy Burlington protestors on Thursday, Nov. 17, 2011 in Burlington.
Salem, Ore.
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Stacey Phillips of the "We are the 99%" movement - in solidarity with the Occupy Wall Street movement - rallies with others at the Oregon State Capitol in downtown Salem, Ore., Thursday, Nov. 17, 2011.
Miami, Fla.
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A protester wears a Guy Fawkes mask during the Occupy Miami protest in downtown Miami, Thursday, Nov. 17, 2011.
Several hundred people gathered in downtown Miami in solidarity with Occupy Wall Street protests taking place around the nation.
Newark, N.J.
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Newark Police Chief Sheila Coley addresses a group gathered to begin an Occupy Newark protest in Military Park, near the New
New York, N.Y.
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Police officers keep watch as protesters affiliated with Occupy Wall Street demonstrate near Mayor Michael Bloomberg's Upper East Side home on November 20, 2011 in New York City.
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A protester affiliated with Occupy Wall Street demonstrates near Mayor Michael Bloomberg's Upper East Side home on November 20, 2011 in New York City.
After being evicted from overnight camping at Zuccotti Park, protesters planning to demonstrate for 24 hours on the street of Bloomberg's townhouse. But they were only allowed to demonstrate at the end of the block.
Columbia, S.C.
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Protesters stand on the steps of the Statehouse in defiance of Gov. Nikki Haley's curfew, in Columbia, S.C. Monday, Nov. 21, 2011.
Demonstrators declared a victory Monday after their post-curfew rally resulted in no arrests. The director of South Carolina's public safety agency said last week's order to leave Statehouse grounds at 6 p.m. a misunderstanding.
New York, N.Y.
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An Occupy Wall Street supporter holds a sign at Zuccotti Park, in New York, November 21, 2011.
On November 22, House Judiciary Committee member Ted Deutch, D-Fla., proposed a new constitutional amendment that would overturn the Supreme Court's Citizens United decision that awarded free speech rights - and the ability to make unlimited expenditures to politicians and political groups - to corporations.
The Outlawing Corporate Cash Undermining the Public Interest in our Elections and Democracy (OCCUPIED) Amendment would also ban laws supporting "corporate personhood."
New York, N.Y.
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The bull sculpture in New York's Financial District stands under the protection of police barricades as Occupy Wall Street supporters keep their protest alive, in New York, November 21, 2011.
Washington, D.C.
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A sign is displayed in the midst of Occupy DC protesters tents at the McPherson Square in Washington, D.C., on November 20, 2011. Occupy DC, which appeared almost two weeks after Occupy Wall Street began in New York City, has two locations in the capital. Demonstrators have largely avoided serious confrontations with the police.
Los Angelesm Calif.
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A member of the group Bible Believers, Los Angeles grabs an Occupy protester as the evangelical demonstrators rally at the Occupy Los Angeles encampment at City Hall, November 19, 2011 in Los Angeles, California. The evangelical demonstrators scuffled with Occupiers, who defaced anti-gay signs and banners.
Though Occupy camps have been broken up by police in most big cities across the nation, the Occupy L.A. camp has persevered with the blessings of Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa and city officials who say that they have not had any serious problems by the campers so far. Concern is rising though among the Occupiers since the office of the Mayor announced that they will not be able to camp on city property indefinitely.
Hyattsville, Md.
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Danielle Longchamps, 24, from Ellicott City, Md., adjusts her socks and band-aids on her sore feet after joining marchers in Baltimore with the Occupy Wall Street protests that are marching from New York City to Washington, D.C., on November 22, 2011.
The march covered about 20 miles a day. Participants spent a few nights at protest encampments in other cities. They also slept on college campuses and in the homes of supporters, churches, a music studio and a community center.
Not everyone who started the trip made it, but others joined along the way, swelling to a more than 40 by the time they arrived in Washington.
Not all made the trip unscathed. One had to quit because of shin splints, others because of illness. A marcher was hit by a car Monday night but still made it to Washington.
Washington, D.C.
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OWS marchers chant as they walk along Rhode Island Avenue in Washington, Tuesday, Nov. 22, 2011. A few dozen protesters marched the 240 miles from New York City to Washington over 13 days.
Carrying a U.S. flag and an orange "people before profit" poster, they planned to go directly to both occupations that have taken root in the U.S. capital since early October, before going on to the Capitol building later in the day.
Manchester, N.H.
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Protesters affiliated with the OWS movement shouted "mic check," interrupting President Obama's speech on his jobs bill in Manchester, N.H. Tuesday, November 22, 2011. The crowd soon drowned out protesters with chants supporting the president.
Oakland, Calif.
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An Occupy Oakland protestor moves a tent into place at a new encampment at a foreclosed property on November 22, 2011 in Oakland, California. About a dozen Occupy Oakland protestors set up an encampment on the grassy area of a foreclosed property after Oakland police shut down three different Occupy encampments over the past week, including the biggest one - at Frank Ogawa Plaza in front of Oakland City Hall.
Eugene, Ore.
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Occupy Eugene protesters sing a song mocking the "12 Days of Christmas" at the Valley River Center during a protest at the Black Friday event, early Friday, Nov. 25, 2011 in Eugene, Ore.
San Francisco, Calif.
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Police move members of Occupy SF out of the intersection of Geary and Powell Streets, as shoppers fill the sidewalks around Union Square in San Francisco, Ca., during Black Friday shopping on Friday, Nov. 25, 2011.
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Steven Venus fortifies his space at Occupy Philly with wood pallets, Sunday, Nov. 27, 2011, in defiance of the city's 5 p.m. Dilworth Plaza eviction order.
Philadelphia, Pa.
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Former U.S. Marine Jason Washburn participates in a demonstration by Occupy Philly at Dilworth Plaza, in Philadelphia, Sunday Nov. 27, 2011, in defiance of the city's 5 p.m. eviction order.
Los Angeles, Calif.
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Occupy LA protesters block the streets around Los Angeles City Hall before the midnight deadline by city officials to shut down the encampment, on November 27, 2011.
Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa last week gave the protesters outside City Hall until 12:01 a.m. Monday to dismantle their protest campsite and leave.
Los Angeles, Calif.
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A member of Occupy LA protests on the street in front of City Hall on November 28, 2011.
Los Angeles, Calif.
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An Occupy LA protester perched in a treehouse between plam trees occupies the front lawn of Los Angeles City Hall on Sunday, November 27, 2011. Demonstrators defied a midnight Monday deadline set by L.A. city officials to shut down the encampment.
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Police line up in formation to push Occupy Los Angeles protesters out of their encampment at City Hall in the early morning hours of November 30, 2011. More than 1,400 police officers, some in riot gear, cleared the Occupy Los Angeles camp early Wednesday, driving protesters from the park and arresting more than 200 who defied orders to leave. Similar raids in Philadelphia led to 52 arrests, but the scene in both cities was relatively peaceful.
Los Angeles, Calif.
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A protester is arrested as Los Angeles police officers evict protesters from the Occupy Los Angeles encampment outside City Hall in Los Angeles Nov. 30, 2011.
Los Angeles, Calif.
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Protesters holds banners as LAPD officers moved into the Occupy Los Angeles encampment outside City Hall on November 29, 2011.
Los Angeles, Calif.
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Los Angeles City sanitation workers clean up the aftermath of the Occupy Los Angeles after police broke up the large encampment of protesters who had been camping out for the past two months at City Hall, Nov. 30, 2011.
Texarkana, Texas
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Laura Lalonde of Texarkana, Texas, holds a sign in disapproval of Occupy Texarkana protesters Wednesday Nov. 30, 2011 across from the downtown post office and federal courthouse in Texarkana, Texas.
Lalonde said she is a business major at Texas A&M University-Texarkana and lives on financial aid. Lalonde added that her motivation for counter-protesting the local Occupy rally was that she loves the United States and does not disagree with the way federal funds are spent locally.
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Occupy DC protesters sit atop a wooden structure they built at their encampment at McPherson Square in Washington on December 4, 2011.
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US Park Police officers arrest an Occupy DC protester December 4, 2011 in McPherson Square in Washington, D.C. The police moved in to remove a wooden structure the demonstrators erected without a permit.
Washington, D.C.
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Police officers arrest Occupy DC protesters December 4, 2011 in McPherson Square in Washington, D.C. The police moved in to remove a wooden structure that the demonstrators erected without a permit.
Washington, D.C.
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Police use a forklift to take down a wooden structure put up without a permit by Occupy DC protesters in McPherson Square, December 4, 2011. The police moved in to remove the structure and arrested several protesters.
Huntington, W.Va.
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An Occupy Huntington protest sign is placed in front of the Chase Bank building in Huntington, West Virginia, Nov. 30, 2011. Participants in the Occupy Huntington movement received a notice from Mayor Kim Wolfe to remove unlawful structures in front of the Chase Bank building within 24 hours.
San Francisco, Calif.
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Protesters march down Market Street during a day of action in support of the Occupy Wall Street movement, December 2, 2011 in San Francisco, California. Hundreds of protesters from the San Francisco Labor Council, the San Francisco Living Wage Coalition, and labor unions marched through downtown San Francisco to demonstrate against labor cuts and to support the Occupy SF movement.
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Protestors march down Market Street during a day of action in support of the Occupy Wall Street movement on December 2, 2011 in San Francisco, California.
Gadsden, Ala.
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Helen Rivas of Birmingham, Ala., hands a completed Christmas card to a member of Occupy Birmingham, as protesters spoke out against Alabama House Bill 56 and the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement program, Saturday, Dec. 3, 2011 in downtown Gadsden, Ala.
Gadsden, Ala.
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Protesters march to the Etowah County Detention Center to protest Alabama House Bill 56 and the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement program Saturday, Dec. 3, 2011 in downtown Gadsden, Ala.
Gadsden, Ala.
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At a rally organized by members of Occupy Birmingham, Lucretia Fuller of Pisgah, Ala., sits under the American flag among protesters speaking out against Alabama House Bill 56 and the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement program Saturday, Dec. 3, 2011 in downtown Gadsden, Ala. At right: A counter-protester shouts his opinions from across the street.
Washington, D.C.
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Following a police action that removed a structure in McPherson Square, site of the Occupy DC camp, a sign helpfully warns of stepping in horse manure as an Occupier sweeps the sidewalk, December 5, 2011 in Washington, DC. More than 20 Occupy protesters were arrested.
New York, N.Y.
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Occupy Wall Street demonstrators march across the street from where Republican presidential candidate Newt Gingrich spoke at a press conference December 5, 2011 at the Union League Club.
Manila, Philippines
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About 500 college students tried to march to Malacanang Palace in Manila to camp out on December 6, 2011, inspired - organizers say - by the Occupy Wall Street movement in the U.S.. Here, protesters face a water cannon being fired at them by riot police trying to break up the rally.
San Francisco, Calif.
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A man stands amidst a small Occupy San Francisco encampment outside the Federal Reserve Bank in San Francisco, Monday, Dec. 5, 2011. The encampment has shrunk in recent weeks after clearings by police.
Washington, D.C.
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Police get ready to arrest Occupy DC demonstrators who blocked K Street in downtown Washington, Wednesday Dec. 7, 2011. The arrests came as demonstrators from across the country converged on K Street, historically homes to America's lobbying firms. Several dozen protesters lay down in the center of a busy intersection; police issued them warnings to move or face arrest.
Boston, Mass.
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An Occupy Boston protestor wrapped in an American flag rests against a tree near open space where tents were set up in Dewey Square in Boston, early Friday Dec. 9, 2011. Boston Mayor Thomas Menino said that Occupy Boston protesters must leave their encampment in the city's financial district by midnight Thursday or face eviction by police.
Oakland, Calif.
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The San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge is seen in the background as protesters block one of the entrances to the Port of Oakland, Monday, Dec. 12, 2011, in Oakland, Calif. Anti-Wall Street protesters along the West Coast joined an effort Monday to blockade some of the nation's busiest docks, with the idea that if they cut off the ports, they cut into corporate profits.
Oakland, Calif.
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Protesters attempt to block an entrance to the Port of Oakland on December 12, 2011 in Oakland, California.
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Alameda County Sheriff in riot gear stand by a truck waiting to enter as protesters attempt to block an entrance to the Port of Oakland on December 12, 2011 in Oakland, California. Hundreds of protesters rallied at West Coast ports in Los Angeles, San Diego, Oakland, Portland, Seattle and Tacoma.
