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Occupy Wall Street News Update of the Day:

What You Need To Know:

— In a recent interview with ABC News senior White House correspondent Jake Tapper, President Obama said the Occupy Wall Street protests are “not that different” from Tea Party protests in that both the left and the right “feel separated from their government.”

— NYC Mayor Michael Bloomberg told reporters yesterday that the tent city set up by OWS protesters in Zuccotti Park isn’t protected by the Constitution. Relatedly, three plazas in Midtown — one owned by the same company that owns Zuccotti Park — have posted signs forbidding camping and/or tents. A similar sign is posted near Zuccotti Park, but has yet to be enforced. 

— In Orange County, Courage Campaign founder Rick Jacobs and other members of Occupy Irvine disrupted House Speaker John Boehner’s golf game at the Pelican Hill Golf Club with drumming, chanting, and even a plane banner demanding a GOP jobs plan. “I hope that even while he’s up there, raking in millions in cash, he knows there’s people here and everywhere,” Jacobs said. “We’re going to make clear that this isn’t a funny time anymore. This is a real time. It’s time for him to get busy on jobs and not on his golf game.”

— Below: Peaceful Occupy Phoenix protesters surrounded by an ominous ring of Phoenix PD officers in riot gear.

Further viewing/Reading:

— Documentarian Michael Moore tells The Wrap that he was inspired by Occupy Wall Street to start his next film project; Christopher Nolan may film part of The Dark Knight Rises at the Occupy Wall Street protests.

— No Occupy Wall Street Journal for Occupy Boston: Boston Globe tells protesters to cease and desist; The Atlantic’s Jeffrey Goldberg: Occupy Wall Street is not anti-Semitic.

— Freed American hikers Shane Bauer and Josh Fattal speak at Occupy Oakland; Boots Riley performs “5 Million Ways to Kill a CEO” at Occupy Oakland; Below: US  Marine Corps. Sgt. Shamar Thomas appears on Countdown with Keith Olbermann:

Making The Rounds:

— Opie and Anthony troll Occupy Wall Street protesters; Are You Smarter Than a Wall Street Occupier?; Know Your Meme explains Occupy Wall Street.

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