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Looming showdown between Bloomberg/NYPD and OWS

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Chanting 'Hell no! We won't go!' hundreds of demonstrators stormed Wall Street today to confront New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg, vowing to defend their encampment in Zuccotti Park for a 28th day.

As he dined at downtown's posh Cipriani restaurant, having endorsed a 7am clean-up of the 'unsanitary' Occupy Wall Street encampment, protesters attempted to deliver the mayor a petition with 310,000 signatures supporting the their right to remain in the park. But the mayor refused to come out of the restaurant, instead making his exit out of a back door.

New York City officials earlier ordered Wall Street protesters to clear their sleeping bags and tarps from the park where they started a movement that has spread around the globe and forced CEOs and presidential candidates to take notice.

But demonstrators said they wouldn't be going anywhere on Friday morning, setting the stage for a showdown with police.

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