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'Occupy Wall Street' Marks Christmas In Zuccotti Park

NEW YORK (CBSNewYork/AP) - Demonstrators with Occupy Wall Street are marking 100 days of their protest by celebrating Christmas in Zuccotti Park.

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The NYPD evicted the protesters from the park in November, although they were allowed to return without tents and other equipment.

Christmas Day began with a midnight prayer service in the park. Demonstrators also had breakfast there.

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Occupy Wall Street Christmas gathering in Zuccotti Park - New York, NY - Dec 25, 2011 (credit: Monica Miller / WCBS 880)

The demonstrators are also reading a 1967 speech by Martin Luther King. The speech expresses King's opposition to the Vietnam War.

Other Christmas activities planned at Zuccotti Park include music and a poetry reading.

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