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The Nation: Tea Party Activists Are The New GOP

A group of protestors gather at Totem Square in Sitka, Alaska, Wednesday, April 15, 2009. Whipped up by conservative commentators and bloggers, tens of thousands of protesters staged "tea parties" around the country to tap into the collective angst stirred up by a bad economy, government spending and bailouts. (AP)
A group of protestors gather at Totem Square in Sitka, Alaska, Wednesday, April 15, 2009. Whipped up by conservative commentators and bloggers, tens of thousands of protesters staged "tea parties" around the country to tap into the collective angst stirred up by a bad economy, government spending and bailouts. (AP)

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