motherjones: What accounts for the peaks in Google Trends for Occupy Wall Street (compared to the tea party)? A: Congress reaches a debt ceiling compromise, capping a wave of stories about the intransigence of the tea party caucus. B: Citing sanitation concerns, New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg threatens to evict Occupy Wall Street. But after occupiers scrub down the park and thousands of sympathizers turn out to defend them, the mayor backs down. E: Occupy Wall Street is evicted.
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What accounts for the peaks in Google Trends for Occupy Wall Street (compared to the tea party)?

A: Congress reaches a debt ceiling compromise, capping a wave of stories about the intransigence of the tea party caucus.

B: Citing sanitation concerns, New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg threatens to evict Occupy Wall Street. But after occupiers scrub down the park and thousands of sympathizers turn out to defend them, the mayor backs down.

E: Occupy Wall Street is evicted.

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