Posts Tagged ‘ Protest ’

Kentucky Republican Party rally to support Rand Paul draws protests

May 23rd, 2010 | By Michael Thomas, Kentucky Political Editor & Senior Contributor | Category: Around the Commonwealth, Kentucky Guardian News

Demonstrators crash a Kentucky Republican Party meeting to rally the Commonwealth’s GOP behind Rand Paul after a bitter primary campaign in which much of the Republican party backed his opponent, Kentucky Secretary of State Trey Grayson.

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Obama speech disrupted by gay protesters

Apr 20th, 2010 | By Trevor Ashley, Contributor | Category: Lead Story, National News

A group of LGBTI protesters disrupted and temporarily halted a speech U.S. President Barack Obama was delivering Monday night at a Los Angeles fundraiser for U.S. Senator Barbara Boxer. Several minutes after Obama took the stage, several activists from the group GetEQUAL began shouting and expressing anger about the slow pace of progress on repealing “don’t ask, don’t tell.”

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