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CASH TO BURN: Occupy D.C. protesters call for an end to the Federal Reserve in front of the financial institution on Sunday as one protester burns a dollar bill. (Associated Press)

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Jean Claude Trichet, president of the European Central Bank, whose position has less direct authority than that of the U.S. Federal Reserve chairman, has had to build consensus among the member nations of the eurozone in the debt crisis. He steps down this month after eight years at the ECB's helm. (Associated Press)

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ATF is under fire for a memo prohibiting gun merchants from selling firearms to anyone who uses medical marijuana. (The Washington Times)

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Linda Wiener, right, of Vancouver, Wash., helps carry a large "We the Corporations" canvas through Pennsylvania Avenue, part of Occupy DC activities in Washington, on Thursday, Oct. 6, 2011. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)

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Protesters form a huge human number "99" to symbolize the 99% of americans they are representing in a large protest against corporate greed at Freedom Plaza, Washington, DC, October 6, 2011. (Andrew Harnik / The Washington Times)

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People march near City Hall Thursday, Oct. 6, 2011 in Philadelphia. Organizers of what is being called Occupy Philadelphia say Thursday's demonstration is meant to be a stand against corporate greed. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

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Protestors chant and holds signs outside the the Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas building in downtown Dallas, Thursday, Oct. 6, 2011. Protestors across the state marched against the current state of the economy and corporate influence on the government. (AP Photo/LM Otero)

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People march near City Hall Thursday, Oct. 6, 2011 in Philadelphia. Organizers of what is being called Occupy Philadelphia say Thursday's demonstration is meant to be a stand against corporate greed. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

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A police line stands in front of the Chamber of Commerce building as hundreds of protesters, upset about corporate greed rally outside after gathering at Freedom Plaza in NW Washington, DC, October 6, 2011. (Andrew Harnik / The Washington Times)

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Soon on-demand and live television content will be available on the Xbox 360 gaming console. (Provided by Microsoft Corp.)

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Hundreds of protesters upset about a variety of issues from the ongoing wars in Afghanistan and Iraq to corporate greed march from the White House to the Chamber of Commerce after rallying on Freedom Plaza in NW Washington, DC, October 6, 2011. (Andrew Harnik / The Washington Times)

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Head Roc, a hip hop artist from Washington, DC performs for hundreds of protesters, upset about a variety of issues from the ongoing wars in Afghanistan and Iraq to corporate greed and jobs, at Freedom Plaza before protesters march to the White House, Chamber of Commerce and along K Street in NW Washington, DC, October 6, 2011. (Andrew Harnik / The Washington Times)

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A group from Wisconsin marches to a stage where hundreds of protesters, upset about a variety of issues from the ongoing wars in Afghanistan and Iraq to corporate greed and jobs, gather at Freedom Plaza before marching to the White House, Chamber of Commerce and along K Street in NW Washington, DC, October 6, 2011. (Andrew Harnik / The Washington Times)

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A protest group calling themselves the Raging Grannies sing on stage as hundreds of protesters, upset about a variety of issues from the ongoing wars in Afghanistan and Iraq to corporate greed and jobs, gather at Freedom Plaza before marching to the White House, Chamber of Commerce and along K Street in NW Washington, DC, October 6, 2011. (Andrew Harnik / The Washington Times)

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Protester Jim Goodnow, a non-combat Vietnam veteran from Terlingua, Texas, has "End warfare, not healthcare written on his cast while he joins hundreds of protesters upset about a variety of issues from the ongoing wars in Afghanistan and Iraq to corporate greed and jobs at Freedom Plaza before marching to the White House, Chamber of Commerce and along K Street in NW Washington, DC, October 6, 2011. (Andrew Harnik / The Washington Times)

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Code Pink protesters Medea Venjamin, left, tapes up a foreclosure sign on a painted cardboard house while hundreds of protesters, upset about a variety of issues from the ongoing wars in Afghanistan and Iraq to corporate greed and jobs, gather at Freedom Plaza before marching to the White House, Chamber of Commerce and along K Street in NW Washington, DC, October 6, 2011. (Andrew Harnik / The Washington Times)

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Protester Bob Bowes from Somerville, Massachusetts holds an american flag which has corporate logos instead of starts at a protest for a variety of issues from the ongoing wars in Afghanistan and Iraq to corporate greed and jobs at Freedom Plaza in Washington, DC, October 6, 2011. (Andrew Harnik / The Washington Times)

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Protesters Eric Sponaugle, center, Colleen Clementine, second from right, and Banjo Youngblood, right, are woken and asked to move by police officers after spending the night near Mcpherson Square before joining hundreds of protesters upset about a variety of issues from the ongoing wars in Afghanistan and Iraq to corporate greed and jobs gather at Freedom Plaza before marching to the White House, Chamber of Commerce and along K Street in NW Washington, DC, October 6, 2011. (Andrew Harnik / The Washington Times)

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Protester Barry Freed with Occupy DC holds a sign that reads "End the FED" and wears a Guy Fox mask with hundreds of other protesters upset about a variety of issues from the ongoing wars in Afghanistan and Iraq to corporate greed outside the Chamber of Commerce building in NW Washington, DC, October 6, 2011. (Andrew Harnik / The Washington Times)