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June 22, 2011

U.S. Mayors Endorse Antiwar Measure Drafted by Activist Group 
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Mayors from cities nationwide have endorsed a resolution calling on
Congress to end funding for the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan and instead
spend the money at home. The measure from the U.S. Conference of Mayors
was drafted and pushed through by the activist group Code Pink.
According to Code Pink, Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa initially
agreed to sponsor the measure, but later backed out. Code Pink organizer
C.J. Minster went ahead with the campaign, drafting the resolution's
text and seeking supporters. Kitty Piercy, the mayor of Eugene, Oregon,
eventually became the measure's lead sponsor.



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