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"Ghosts" to Haunt Mayor's Ball
By Antonio D. French
Tomorrow night, February 1, opponents of the Mayor Francis Slay’s decisions to demoted Fire Chief Sherman George, support the State takeover of the public schools, and veto a police Civilian Review Board will picket outside the Mayor’s Mardi Gras Masquerade Ball from 6 to 7:30 PM on the east side of City Hall.
At approximately 7:00 picketers dressed as the ghosts of the City Fire Department, the Elected School Board, and the vetoed police Civilian Review Board will lead a procession to the front door of the City Hall and seek to join the Ball in a dance of discontent.Labels: Francis_Slay, Mayor, Protests, Recall
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VIDEO: Code Pink Protests Hillary
By Antonio D. French
When presidential candidate Hillary Clinton visited St. Louis last Sunday, it wasn't just her fans that came to greet her.
Members of Code Pink, a feminist anti-war group, showed up outside of The Pageant wearing pink shirts and shouting "war profiteer!"
According to the group, Clinton has received more money from employees of the top five U.S. arms manufactures than any other Presidential candidate, including leading Republicans.
Code Pink opposes Clinton because of her support of the Iraq War and her vote in September for a Senate resolution calling the Iranian Revolutionary Guard a terrorist organization. Critics say that vote gave Bush a "blank check" to go to war against Iran.
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One Protest Off, Another One On
By Antonio D. French
The Clinton campaign may have dodged an embarrassing protest by a group opposed to one her biggest local supporters, Mayor Francis Slay, but the New York senator's support for the Iraq War is bringing out another group of protesters — and they'll be wearing pink!
The women's anti-war group, CodePink, is targeting Presidential candidate Hillary Clinton not just for her votes in favor of the war in Iraq, but also for not ruling out a possible preemptive strike on Iran.
"As Clinton travels throughout the country, CodePink, a national women's peace organization, has focused on educating the public about Clinton's war profiteering," states the group's press release.
"Hillary Clinton has received more money from employees of the top five U.S. arms manufactures than any other Presidential candidate, including leading Republicans," the release goes on to say.
"She has voted to authorize Bush's war on Iraq and she voted against legislation to ban the sale of cluster bombs for use in civilian areas. Clinton has also supported controversial legislation that would not rule out attacking Iran," charges CodePink.
Clinton's event at The Pageant is Sunday at 6:00 PM. Learn more at www.HillaryClinton.com/StLouis.
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www.codepinkalert.org www.listenhillary.orgLabels: Clinton, Events, Protests
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