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Published 8/3/2008 by kkeckcnn at CNN Political Ticker

Anti-war committee member Katrina Plotz, left, listens as Misty Rowan announces plans for a demonstration. ST. PAUL, Minnesota (AP) – A 73-year-old retired surgeon marching in silence with a tombstone picturing a soldier killed in Iraq. A philosophy professor calling for a new investigation into the September 11 terrorist attacks. A long-haul trucker from Texas protesting [...] (link)

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