Backing grows for 'occupy' protests

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Protestor's sign on Wall Street
Protestor's sign on Wall Street

One month after the occupation of space in New York's financial district in protest over the economic crisis, there are growing signs of mainstream support for the actions. Protests have been staged in 951 cities worldwide and in the US, corporate bosses are saying they 'understand' why people are out on the streets. There are growing signs of support from the political mainstream too. In the UK so far, few politicians have expressed support.

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