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Protesters against U.S. President George W. Bush
organized by the group United for Peace and Justice
march on 7th Avenue with simulated caskets representing
U.S. soldiers killed in Iraq in front of Madison Square
Garden, site of the Republican National
Convention, in New York City August 29, 2004.
REUTERS/Win McNamee


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A woman holds a sign before marching up Seventh
Avenue towards Madison Square Garden, the venue
for the Republican National Convention
(RNC) in New York City.
(AFP/Getty Images/Darren McCollester)


A group carries coffins to represent soldiers killed
in Iraq during the march along Seventh Avenue in
New York Sunday, Aug. 29, 2004. Tens of thousands
of Bush administration opponents poured into
Manhattan's streets Sunday on the eve of the
Republican National Convention.
(AP Photo/Gregory Bull)



Thousands of protestors paint freedom of speech.


A protester against President George W. Bush marches
down New York's Fifth Avenue August 29, 2004.
The marcher joined a group estimated by the United
for Peace and Justice coalition to reach more than
200,000, and passed Madison Square Garden, the
convention site for Republicans as visitors converge on
New York for the gathering that will end with
Bush's re-nomination for president.
REUTERS/Jeff Christensen


Women demonstrators chant slogans against President
Bush as they walk through the streets of Manhattan
during a protest organized by the group United for
Peace and Justice in New York.
(AP Photo/Joe Cavaretta)