U.S. protesters dig in despite absent anti-war mom

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http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2005/08/19/
AR2005081901369.html

By Tabassum Zakaria
Reuters
Friday, August 19, 2005; 6:07 PM

CRAWFORD, Texas (Reuters) - Supporters of anti-war protester Cindy Sheehan on Friday vowed to stay near U.S. President George W. Bush's Texas ranch in her absence, while opponents of her campaign displayed sheets filled with messages of support for the president.

Sheehan, whose son was killed in the Iraq war, returned to California on Thursday after her mother had a stroke. She had been camped out near the ranch in Crawford since August 6 seeking a meeting with Bush to ask him what "noble cause" her 24-year-old son, Casey, died for last year.

"I plan on returning to Camp Casey very soon, but while I'm in Los Angeles please respect that my sister, brother and I are here focusing on our mother, while the moms in Crawford focus on Bush," Sheehan said in a statement. "The president is not off the hook."

About 60 supporters attended a prayer rally at the campsite to say they were not leaving and would keep pressing for Bush to pull U.S. troops out of Iraq.

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1. Cindy's awesome in that she

always says just the right words for any situation she's in.

Hope your Mom has a speedy recovery, Cindy!