a cold day in january

Mock Coffins and Jeers as Bush Sworn In
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Politics - Reuters
By Andy Sullivan

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Flag-draped coffins and jeering anti-war protesters competed with pomp and circumstance on Thursday at the inauguration of President Bush (news - web sites) along the snow-dusted, barricaded streets of central Washington.

As the president's motorcade made its way down Pennsylvania Avenue from the Capitol to the White House amid the tightest security in inaugural history, thousands of protesters along the parade route and nearby downtown streets booed, chanted slogans and carried placards condemning Bush's policies at home and abroad.

Some turned their back as the president drove slowly past. Others yelled, "George Bush (news - web sites), you can't hide. We charge you with genocide." Among the forest of protest signs, some read "Blood is on your hands" and "Iraq (news - web sites) is Arabic for Vietnam." Others called for electoral reform, gay rights, abortion rights and the use of renewable energy.
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In one area, police briefly sought to disperse with pepper spray demonstrators who hurled bottles, trash and snowballs at officers while trying to break through a security fence holding them back from the parade.

At least one snowball hit Vice President Dick Cheney (news - web sites)'s limousine, and Bush's limousine sped up to get past the commotion.
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