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Thousands gather for 'One Nation' rally in D.C.
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| Contributor | Brandonius Maximus |
| Last Edited | Brandonius Maximus Oct 02, 2010 01:17pm |
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| Author | Philip Elliott, AP |
| News Date | Saturday, October 2, 2010 07:15:00 PM UTC0:0 |
| Description | WASHINGTON — Thousands of people flocked to the Lincoln Memorial for a rally Saturday organized by labor and civil rights groups, hoping to show support for the Democratic agenda in the face of expected Republican election gains next month.
More than 400 organizations, including faith, environmental and gay rights groups, sponsored the "One Nation Working Together" demonstration on the same end of the National Mall where a month ago conservative activists met to hear commentator Glenn Beck and former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin.
"We're here to show the rest of the country that there are people who support the progressive agenda," said Ken Bork, who came from Camas, Washington state. But he acknowledged that Republicans are enjoying an advantage heading toward the Nov. 2 election that will determine whether Democrats retain control of Congress.
"There may be an enthusiasm gap, but we're not going to know until we have an election," Bork said. "A lot of the noise from the extreme right-wing stuff, it's been well orchestrated by big money. But it's not as bad as they're making it out."
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