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Thousands of protesters descend on Washington


By Donna Borak
UNITED PRESS INTERNATIONAL

Washington, DC, Jan. 20 (UPI) -- In one of the largest-scale efforts mounted by anti-Bush protesters, thousands of activists banned together Thursday with one resounding message: "You're not my president, President Bush."


Huddled in masses, staving off the cold with layers of clothes, wool hats and gloves, many of the tens of thousands of protesters began their day at Malcolm X Park on 16th Street for the D.C. Anti-War Network rally and march. They amassed under the cause of what they said was emancipating social justice from the grasp of President George W. Bush and ending the U.S. occupation in Iraq.

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http://www.washtimes.com/upi-breaking/20050120-054857-1664r.htm

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Protests Share Inaugural Spotlight Amid Top Security

Jan. 20 (Bloomberg) -- A protester briefly interrupted President George W. Bush's second inaugural speech and, amid the tightest security in the history of the event, demonstrators condemned U.S. domestic and foreign policy.

Carrying flag-draped coffins on a march through downtown Washington, hundreds of protesters denounced the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan and demanded more money for health care, schools and housing. Two police officers sustained cuts and bruises in a scuffle with demonstrators near the Capitol and, separately, there were at least 10 arrests, police said.

``Fifty-one percent is not a mandate,'' said health-care activist Vanessa Dixon, referring to Bush's vote total in a speech to more than 200 people gathered at a designated protest area on Pennsylvania Avenue. ``There's a real and present danger in the world. That danger is George W. Bush.''

A protester booed Bush during his inaugural speech at the Capitol and yelled, ``Where are the poor? Did you ship them out of town?'' He was shouted down by the crowd and escorted away by police. Officials closed one entrance to the parade route because people were throwing stones over the security tent. Police in riot gear were posted at a nearby entrance.

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http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=10000087&sid=a1ZOByf_L_eg&refer=top_world_news