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sltrib.com - 4/14/2009
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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 closed down over a tea-bag scare. From ...
freedomworks.org - 4/9/2009
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freedomworks.org —
I posted the following 10 easy steps to
organizing your own “Tea Party” protest on my blog,...
The Conservative Revolution . If you would like some more ideas, just drop me a line! 1. Pick a location , date and time in your town. I’d suggest main street ...
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How to Organize Your Own “Tea Party” Protest
sltrib.com - 4/16/2009
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sltrib.com —
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. ...
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Tea party: Tax protests draws 2,000 in Salt Lake City - ...
boston.com - 4/16/2009
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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.
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Thousands in US protest tax day with 'tea parties'
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Tea Bag Terror: Protests Causing Scares, Evacuations At Congressional Offices
Politics on HuffingtonPost.com —
... Brian Sperry, a spokesman for the U.S. Postal Service, told the Salt Lake (Utah) Tribune that tea bags in the mail "cause us some concern. ... They could pose a problem if the tea bag is mailed in a regular envelope instead of a padded bag," Sperry said. ...
Michael Steele Encourages Virtual Teabagging
Firedoglake —
... Obviously cognizant that actual teabags set off security alarms and caused government offices to be shut down, Michael Steele sent an email to the RNC list today inviting Republicans to send "virtual teabags" to Pelosi, Reid, Obama and Biden. ...
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