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Bush visit draws praise, protesters
By Bret Hayworth Journal staff writer
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Inside during Bush's speech, a man raised a large "Impeach" sign, but didn't say a word, according to Dan Krause of Le Mars, who was a few feet away.
"It got wrestled away from him," Krause recounted. A smattering of boos were voiced, then the protester got the sign back, raised it again, only to have it ripped away permanently. He then exited the area.
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Outside a group of 11 protesters stood on Third Avenue Southwest near the main exit, much closer to the venue than protesters were allowed in Bush's two Sioux City stops in 2004. Tessie Nelson of Minneapolis, who attends a local college she didn't want to identify, said the goal of the group was to get its message out, yet be nonconfrontational.
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"I am a Christian, and I am a liberal -- it can happen," she said. Her prime concern was wanting "human rights to be respected by the Bush administration." She was critical of the new law detailing treatment of detainees labeled as terrorists, which she contended "contradicts the Geneva Convention.'
In spite of the nonconfrontational goal, Nelson said the group, primarily women, drew negative responses, including a man who told her to "support Bush, not Geneva" and others who called them "faggots."
http://www.siouxcityjournal.com/articles/2006/11/04/news/local/277082afba41c8118625721c0010a1d4.txt