Cindy Sheehan, foreground, shares a light moment other members of Gold Star Families for Peace, Wednesday, Aug. 24, 2005, in her trailer at Camp Casey near President Bush's ranch in Crawford, Texas. Shown, from left, are Melanie House, holding her 8-month-old son, James; Melanie's mother, Susan House; and Karen Meredith. Baby James House was four weeks old when his father, John House, was killed in Iraq. The father and son never met. Sheehan returned to her anti-war vigil Wednesday after a week-long absence for a family emergency. (AP Photo/LM Otero)
The Crawford Peace House is shown in Crawford, Texas, Monday, Aug. 22, 2005. With only $3 in the bank, things looked pretty grim for the Crawford Peace House two weeks ago. The telephone had been cut off for nonpayment. The co-founders used their own money for the mortgage payment and electric bill. Then Cindy Sheehan arrived. The grieving California mother's quest for a meeting with President Bush inspired more than $150,000 in donations to the Crawford Peace House since Sheehan started a makeshift campsite Aug. 6 along the road to Bush's ranch. Not only are the phones back on, but the group plans to pay off its mortgage. (AP Photo/LM Otero)