Signs of the Tea-Party Protests

Signs of the Tea-Party Protests
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South Carolina Republican Senator Jim DeMint, one of the few legislators to attend the event, noted, "This is not some kind of radical right-wing group. I just hope the Congress, the Senate and the President recognize that people are afraid of what's going on."

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