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Demonstration permits issued for Cheney visit
The Associated Press,
May 8, 2008, 11:23 AM EDT
NEW LONDON, Conn. (AP) - Supporters and opponents of the war in
Iraq have been granted permits to demonstrate during Vice President
Dick Cheney's visit to the U.S. Coast Guard Academy's commencement.
The New London city manager issued permits to the Gathering of
Eagles, a group that supports President Bush's policy in Iraq, and
St. Francis House, which opposes the war, to gather outside the
academy's main gate.
Members of both groups were part of the 1,000 demonstrators at
the academy last year when President Bush delivered the
commencement address.
Cheney will speak May 21 at the graduation of 230 cadets during
the academy's 127th commencement.
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