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Early in the morning, Occupy Boston protesters were still asleep in Dewey Square.

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The protesters in Dewey Square got ready for the day. They are protesting economic hardships for ordinary Americans.

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Occupy Boston protesters marched toward the State House.

Rhea Kroutil (right front) and the group marched through Downtown Crossing on the way to the State House.

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Zoe White of Boston, who is unemployed, on the steps of the State House.

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At the State House, Emily McArthur of Jamaica Plain continued to protest.

Protesters held a spontaneous demonstration at the windows of Fox News near the State House in Boston.

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Occupy Boston was inspired by Occupy Wall Street, a protest in its third week in New York. Here, a Wall Street protester woke up at Zuccotti Park, which is occupied by hundreds of activists.

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Wall Street protesters got breakfast at a communal kitchen filled with donated food at Zuccotti Park in New York City on Oct. 3.

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Protesters from Occupy Wall Street marched through New York's financial district dressed as corporate zombies on Oct. 3.

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An Occupy Wall Street protester and her dog slept at Zuccotti Park in lower Manhattan in New York on Oct. 3.

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The protesters, speaking out against corporate greed and other issues, carried on their occupation of Zuccotti Park, near the New York Stock Exchange, despite mass arests over the weekend.

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Protesters shouted slogans while holding banners after marching to the courthouse where the trial for Michael Jackson's doctor continued on Oct. 3.

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Benjamin Hider, of Portland, Maine, protested with Occupy Maine in Portland on Oct. 3.