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sltrib.com - 4/16/2009
Tea party: Tax protests draws 2,000 in Salt Lake City - Salt Lake Tribune
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An estimated 2,000 people weathered a cold, wet snow Wednesday in downtown Salt Lake City in a vocal protest of wasteful government spending and taxes, joining a handful of similar rallies around the state and dozens of others across the country. Protesters perched on planters or huddled under ...

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sltrib.com - 4/14/2009
Tea sent in protest sets off alarms - Salt Lake Tribune
— sltrib.com — Washington One doesn't normally think of a tea bag as a threat to national security. But the small packets, when mailed to a member of Congress as a form of tax protest, can trigger alarms, given the post-9/11 anthrax scare. One office recently was ... (more) Tea sent in protest sets off alarms - Salt Lake Tribune

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sltrib.com - 4/15/2009
TV: For 'Cougar' star, it's about making a connection -- regardless of age - Salt Lake Tribune
— sltrib.com — Stacey Anderson is a successful Scottsdale, Ariz., real estate agent and mother of four kids. Add another label to the 40-year-old blonde's r sum : She is the star of the new TV Land reality show called "The Cougar," set to air Wednesdays at 10 p.m. ... (more) TV: For 'Cougar' star, it's about making a connection -- ...
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boston.com - 4/16/2009
Thousands in US protest tax day with 'tea parties'
— boston.com — FRANKFORT, Ky. - Whipped up by conservative commentators and bloggers, tens of thousands of protesters staged "tea parties" around the country yesterday to tap into the collective angst stirred up by a bad economy, government spending, and bailouts. (more) Thousands in US protest tax day with 'tea parties'

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The American Rightwing, in All Its Unabashed Glory
Shakesville — ... Gingrich] got a more enthusiastic response when he blasted the economic bailouts of the past year, likening the federal response to the foreclosure crisis to a teenager who gets drunk on Friday night, wakes up thinking he has a brain tumor, and figures the best response is to get twice as drunk on Saturday night. "I don't want to be lectured by bunch of sloppy left wingers about why I should be patriotic on their terms, which means giving them my money," he said.Salt Lake City: "I'm just fed up with paying more taxes than I need to," said ...

The Janeane Garofalo of academia
Michelle Malkin — ... at Sacramento Tea Party: White and Republican. Utah Gov. Jon Huntsman, Sens. Orrin Hatch, and Bob Bennett all booed at Salt Lake City Tea Party: White and Republican. Rep. Gresham Barrett booed at ...

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