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Occupy Wall St. Spreads to Britain

Protesters plan tent city in London financial district.

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It was written off weeks ago, but now Occupy Wall Street has gone global. Occupy London is a small group that's been inspired by the American uprising, and the activists are planning to set up a tent city in London's financial district starting Oct. 15. “The Wall Street protests sort of inspired everything,” said Kai Wargalla, who co-created the Occupy London Facebook group. “It was just time to start here. We need people to step up and speak out.”

Read it at MSNBC

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