Activists Confront Republican Convention Delegates

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Activists Confront Republican Convention Delegates
Tue Aug 31, 2004 10:48 AM ET
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NEW YORK (Reuters) - Political activists in pig snouts protested over Halliburton's controversial contracts in Iraq on Tuesday, the start of a day of "direct action" against delegates attending the Republican convention in New York.
The protesters called the company "Hallibacon" and threw fake money up in the air outside a major Manhattan hotel targeted Halliburton's breakfast for Texas Republican Party delegates.

Activists from the A31 Action Coalition have vowed an all-day series of nonviolent acts of civil disobedience including sit-ins and street theater to confront corporations and Republicans over the U.S.-led war in Iraq and other policies.

Critics say Texas-based Halliburton has been favored in winning up to $18 billion in Iraq contracts because of its former ties to Vice President Dick Cheney, who ran the company from 1995-2000 when he joined the race for the White House.



http://reuters.com/newsArticle.jhtml?type=politicsNews&storyID=6114681

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1. ooooh -- i love news like this!