Bush draw protest, support (Cleveland)

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While President Bush was speaking to the City Club, about 300 people gathered in Cleveland's Public Square and along Superior Avenue to protest his administration in general and the war in Iraq in particular.

Singing, chanting and carrying signs that read, "Bush Step Down" and "Wake Up and Smell The Fascism," the protesters stood outside in the cold for several hours. There were no problems.

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Four Bush supporters stood in a corner of Public Square with signs that included, "Grow up, hippies."

"We represent people who could not be here today because they are working," said Mare Leber, 56, of Akron. "We're here to show our support for the president."