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Patrick Byrne, the CEO of Overstock.com, talked to The Young Turks host Cenk Uygur on Tuesday night at the "Occupy Wall Street" demonstration in New York City's Zuccotti Park. He described himself as a libertarian who was fond of the economic ideas of Milton Friedman.

A small group of protesters in Chicago started their own "Occupy Wall Street" demonstration over the weekend. Around 20 "Occupy Chicago" protesters gathered at Willis Tower, formerly known as the Sears Tower, on September 23 and then marched to the Federal Reserve Bank. Some of the protesters have remained camped out in front of the Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago, and the organizers said the "occupation" had more than doubled over the last several days.