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thecaucus.blogs.nytimes.com - 4/27/2009
At Sudanese Demonstration, 5 Representatives Arrested and Released After Demonstration
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Five Democratic members of the House of Representatives were arrested during a demonstration outside the Sudanese Embassy Monday morning.
chicagotribune.com - 4/29/2009
Darfur protest: 5 congressmen arrested outside Sudanese Embassy in Washington -
— chicagotribune.com — WASHINGTON -- Five members of Congress and three humanitarian activists were arrested Monday on civil disobedience charges... in front of the Sudanese Embassy in Washington for protesting "crimes against humanity." In attempting to draw attention to ... (more) Darfur protest: 5 congressmen arrested outside Sudanese ...

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google.com - 4/27/2009
The Associated Press: 2 US lawmakers, others arrested at Darfur protest
— google.com — 9 hours ago WASHINGTON (AP) Eight activists protesting the expulsion of aid groups in Darfur have been... arrested in front of the Sudanese Embassy in Washington. Humanitarian leaders and U.S. lawmakers, including Minnesota Rep. Keith Ellison and ... (more) The Associated Press: 2 US lawmakers, others arrested at ...

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dailykos.com - 4/27/2009
Five Congressmen Arrested At Darfur Protest
— dailykos.com — MSNBC is reporting that five congressional representatives have been arrested outside the Sudanese Embassy after headling a... Darfur protest. Those arrested were: Donna Edwards (D-MD), James McGovern (D-MA), Lynn Woolsey (D-CA), Keith Ellison (D-MN) ... (more) Five Congressmen Arrested At Darfur Protest

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Monday's Mini-Report
Political Animal — ... over Manhattan today was a pretty jarring error. * Five House Democrats were arrested today protesting Sudanese President Omar Hassan al-Bashir's expulsion last month of 16 aid groups from Darfur. * Nine years later, political reporters still ...

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Representatives Under Arrest — The Page by Mark Halperin
Five Democratic House members are arrested at a Darfur protest at the Sudanese Embassy in Washington. The five: Reps. Woolsey, McGovern, Edwards, Ellison, Lewis
National Briefing | Washington: 5 Lawmakers Are Arrested During Darfur Protest — NYT > Politics
Five members of Congress have been arrested while protesting the expulsion of aid groups from Darfur in front of the Sudanese Embassy in Washington.