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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: CONTACT: Anna Dillon
Wednesday, May 2, 2007 601-383-4160


Protest Wednesday: Local residents say Bush is ignoring most Americans who want to end the war and bring the troops home safely

On Wednesday, May 2, local residents will protest President Bush's veto of the Iraq Accountability Act – a bill to end the Iraq war and bring the troops home safely in 2008.

Local members of MoveOn.org Political Action are organizing today's event, which is one of several hundred around the country. President Bush vetoed the bill despite its bipartisan majorities supporting it in both houses of Congress and a clear mandate by Americans in the 2006 election to bring the troops home.

"The November election was a mandate to end the war – when President Bush vetoed this bill, he vetoed the will of the American people," said Polly Thornhill, a local mother,and 30 year resident of Jackson. "It's time for our leaders to end this war and bring our troops home safely. Rep. Bennie Thompson must stand firm against Bush's veto."

A recent Washington Post-ABC News poll found that 70 percent of Americans disapprove of President Bush's handling of Iraq, 58 percent trusted congressional Democrats to do a better job than Bush in Iraq, and 56 percent favored bringing our troops home instead of keeping them in Iraq indefinitely. (April 16 poll.)

MoveOn is a 3.2 million member organization that uses the Internet and modern technology to empower people to make a difference in our democracy.

Today's Rally Details:

Who: Residents of Jackson, members of MoveOn.org Political Action
What: Rally Against President Bush's veto of bipartisan bill to end the Iraq war and bring the troops home safely
Where: Jamie Fowler Boyll Park on Lakeland Dr.
When: Wednesday, May 2, 2007 at 5 p.m.

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