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More than half of all Americans have heard of the Occupy Wall Street movement and more have a positive than negative view of the protests, according to a new ORC International Caravan/CNN poll released Monday.

The protests, which began nearly a month ago and heave spread across the country, are seen favorably by 27 percent of those polled, who say they agree with the movement's position on the financial system. Meanwhile, 19 percent say they disagree with the movement, and 54 percent say they have no opinion.

Those who use social media were more likely to support the goals of the movement, with a full third of those respondents saying they agreed with the group's overall position. Only 14 percent of social media users said they did not support the protesters.

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