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Masses to march on both sides of war

By Martin Kasindorf / USA Today

LOS ANGELES — From state legislatures to the streets, an emboldened anti-war movement is putting grass-roots pressure on Congress as it debates funding for the Iraq war. The increased pressure is spurring supporters of the war to mount counterprotests.

Monday will mark the fourth anniversary of the start of the war. It comes as Congress is debating a White House request for $93.4 billion to fund operations in Iraq and Afghanistan.

Bill Hackwell, a national organizer for ANSWER (Act Now to Stop War and End Racism), says anti-war marches, rallies and vigils are scheduled in more than 1,000 communities starting Friday.

A march on the Pentagon on Saturday is the centerpiece of the planned demonstrations. It will attract "tens of thousands, easily," Hackwell says. There will be other demonstrations this weekend in Los Angeles, Seattle and San Francisco.

Supporters of the war, meanwhile, are hoping to have their biggest demonstration to date.

Kristinn Taylor expects thousands of people to "show support for our troops in Iraq and Afghanistan" at a counterprotest he is helping organize in Washington on Saturday. He says his group is on the side of the troops and victory while the anti-war protesters are "cheering for the terrorists."

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