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Anti-War Protesters Expecting Crowd of 100,000 in Washington
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Protesters will rally near Washington monument, march past White House





Anti-war protester Cindy Sheehan (center) places a pair of boots in
front of a cross for her son Casey Sheehan (File photo)Organizers of
Saturday's protest in Washington against the war in Iraq say they
expect a crowd of more than 100,000 people.

Anti-war activists say the demonstration will be the largest since the
war began. The protesters will rally near the Washington monument and
march past the White House.

Counter-protesters plan smaller demonstrations in the area.

Among the anti-war protesters will be Cindy Sheehan, the mother of a
U.S. soldier killed in Iraq. She gained attention for camping outside
President Bush's Texas ranch for several weeks, demanding to meet with
the president.

Polls indicate the American public is growing increasingly uneasy with
the costs of the Iraq war, especially with the added national expense
of Hurricane Katrina.

President Bush has repeatedly said pulling U.S. troops out of Iraq
prematurely would make the world more dangerous.


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