Anti-War Protesters Greet Cheney Outside Las Vegas Fundraiser

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Anti-War Protesters Greet Cheney Outside Las Vegas Fundraiser
by Kathleen Hennessey

LAS VEGAS (AP) - Waving American flags and calling for an end to the Iraq war, protesters rallied Thursday outside a gated community where Vice President Dick Cheney raised money for Republican Rep. Jon Porter.


About 60 people chanted “No more endless war!” as the vice president’s limousine pulled into a tony development in northwest Las Vegas, home to billionaire casino magnet and GOP donor Sheldon Adelson.

Cheney was scheduled to speak at a reception at Adelson’s home. He had no public events planned for the Las Vegas stop, which is part of a Western fundraising swing. The event had a $250 per person minimum contribution, $2,500 to have a photograph taken with Cheney.

Porter, who represents a suburban Las Vegas district with roughly equal number Democrats and Republican, is considered a prime target for Democrats in the 2008 election. He’s been a consistent defender of the administration’s war policies, including the troop surge ordered this year.

The protest was organized by Americans Against Escalation in Iraq, a national campaign targeting lawmakers who supported the surge.

“We’d like them to know that a majority of Americans do not agree,” said Jerry Helmuth, a 52-year-old Las Vegas stagehand. “I don’t have any solutions. I know that it’s wrong to be there. I support the troops but I do not support this war.”

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