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NEW YORK - Hundreds of thousands of people around the world rallied against the U.S. presence in Iraq on the first anniversary of the war Saturday, in protests that retained the anger, if not the size, of demonstrations held before the invasion began.
One year after anti-war protesters in Portland shut down bridges, freeways and intersections, resulting in 135 arrests, roughly 2,000 demonstrators marched calmly through the city.See the full content of this document
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Iraq War Still Stirs Protests
"There's always a lot more emotion before a war starts," said Vietnam veteran Bill Boese, who carried a picture of a meditating Buddha.
A newly formed group, Veterans for Peace, carried a casket through the streets, draped in an American flag.Chri...See the full content of this document
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