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Occupy Wall Street protesters march through in an impoverished community in Brooklyn to protest home foreclosures. Many see the movement's dynamic strategies and aims as key to its success. Spencer Platt/Getty Images hide caption
Kerry Ingram is one of four young actresses portraying the title role in Matilda the Musical. Manual Harlan/Playbill hide caption
Abstract expressionist artist Helen Frankenthaler, pictured above in 1956, adopted Jackson Pollock's technique of painting canvases laid flat on the floor. She sought to "marry" the paint with the canvas, she said. Gordon Parks/Time Life Pictures/Getty Images hide caption
According to the Standard & Poor's Case-Shiller Home Price Index released Tuesday, home prices were down 3.4 percent this year as of October — around a 35 percent drop from their peak. Scott Olson/Getty Images hide caption
A vacant home in Las Vegas owned by Bank of America. Nevada continues to top the nation in unemployment, foreclosures and bankruptcies. Isaac Brekken/AP hide caption
Mitt Romney shakes hands during a campaign stop in Portsmouth, N.H., Tuesday Charles Krupa/Associated Press hide caption
Sharon Isbin (left) and Steve Vai switch axes. Afshin Javadi hide caption
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