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November 9, 2006

By Derrill Holly , Associated Press The Gloucester Daily Times Thu Nov 09, 2006, 11:59 AM EST

WASHINGTON - Activist Cindy Sheehan was arrested yesterday as she led about 50 protesters to a White House gate Wednesday to deliver anti-war petitions she said were signed by 80,000 Americans.

The Berkeley, Calif., woman, whose son was killed in Iraq more than two years ago, was arrested along with three other women on the sidewalk outside the White House gate, said Lt. Scott Fear, a U.S. Park Police spokesman. They were charged with interfering with a government function, he said.Read this article in full with a
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