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Summary Hundreds of peaceful occupy protesters made their way through downtown Oakland.
Police presence was visibly low key as the protesters pushed bikes and walked slowly down the street shouting occupy slogans.Protesters say they are upset that billions of dollars in bailouts given to banks during the recession allowed a return to huge profits while average Americans have had no relief from high unemployment and a struggling economy.They also believe the richest 1 percent of Americans do not pay their fair share of taxes.Earlier in the week San Francisco police in riot gear arrested more than a dozen people after about 50 protesters flooded into a Bank of America branch and set up a tent inside.Protesters at the University of California, Davis were pepper sprayed by police causing the faculty of that institution to call for an investigation.
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