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APhttp://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090415/ap_on_re_us/tax_day_protestsThousands rally with 'tea parties' on tax day
Thousands rally at the Tennessee State Capitol at the Tax Day Tea Party in downtown Nashville, Tennessee Reuters – Beverly Taylor from Hendersonville, Tennessee, rallies with others at the Tennessee State Capitol at …
By JOE BIESK, Associated Press Writer Joe Biesk, Associated Press Writer – Wed Apr 15, 7:55 pm ET
ATLANTA – Whipped up by conservative commentators and bloggers, tens of thousands of protesters staged "tea parties" around the country Wednesday to tap into the collective angst stirred up by a bad economy, government spending and bailouts. The rallies were directed at President Barack Obama's new administration on a symbolic day: the deadline to file income taxes. Protesters even threw what appeared to be a box of tea bags toward the White House, causing a brief lockdown at the compound.
Shouts rang out from Kentucky, which just passed tax increases on cigarettes and alcohol, to Salt Lake City, where many in the crowd booed Republican Gov. Jon Huntsman for accepting about $1.5 billion in stimulus money. Even in Alaska, where there is no statewide income tax or sales tax, hundreds of people held signs and chanted "No more spending."
"Frankly, I'm mad as hell," said businessman Doug Burnett at a rally at the Iowa Capitol, where many of the about 1,000 people wore red shirts declaring "revolution is brewing." Burnett added: "This country has been on a spending spree for decades, a spending spree we can't afford."
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In Atlanta, thousands of people gathered outside the Capitol, where Fox News Channel conservative pundit Sean Hannity was set to broadcast his show Wednesday night. One protester's sign read: "Hey Obama you can keep the change."...................
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