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Indian sparks off bailout protests in the US

September 27, 2008

Protesters plan to build a pile of "citizen junk" that the government should also purchase in front of the iconic bull sculpture.

Much of the populist outrage against the bailout is building on the Internet, in blog posts, and Web sites. And not all of the posts are created by left-wingers like Gupta.

The Internet is now swirling with petitions, debates bordering on rants, and biting satire about Paulson's plan and its potential consequences. The calls to arms come from across the political spectrum--from right-wing enemies of taxes to libertarians and left-wing progressives.

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