In what Mayor Michael Bloomberg is calling a “temporary removal”, Occupy Wall Street protesters have been cleared from Zuccotti Park by police in riot gear. The Takeaway’s Digital Editor Ben Johnson also joined us from Zuccotti Park for an update on the eviction.
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