A look back at Occupy moments from around the U.S.
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Occupy Wall Street sparked a protest movement that has taken root in cities across the country and abroad. Here are some of the triumphs and confrontations that occurred this year. - While Atlanta Mayor Kasim Reed said at first that he was onboard with Occupy Atlanta protesters, the group would be eventually evicted from a downtown park on Oct. 26, resulting in 52 arrests. In early November, Occupy protesters received a boost of support from the Southern Christian Leadership Conference, a group linked to Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., and the Montgomery Bus Boycott(Photo: David Goldman , AP Photo)
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Occupy Oakland Brings Fiery Action - The Occupy Oakland movement saw the most fiery and chaotic clashes between protesters and police. Most infamously, police used tear gas on demonstrators on Oct. 25. On Nov. 2, tensions again flared when protesters commandeered an abandoned building and used homemade bomb launchers to fire M80 firecrackers at police.(Photo: REUTERS/ Stephen Lam)
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Occupy Los Angeles Takes on Foreclosed Homes - After being booted from their encampment on Nov. 30, Occupy Los Angeles protesters brought their fight to a Los Angeles County office, where an auction for foreclosed homes was taking place. "We are disrupting the auction, bringing attention to the public that these homes are fraudulently being taken from the people," one protester said.(Photo: Mark Boster-Pool/Getty Images)
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