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Women dress in red white and blue (L) and Men wear colonial costumes (R) as thousands gather to support TV commentator Glenn Beck at his Restoring Honor rally on the US National Mall in Washington, August 28, 2010. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst (UNITED STATES - Tags: POLITICS MEDIA)
From local news TBD.com, the heat took its toll on ralliers today:
4:45 p.m. Lots of casualties.
The DC Fire and EMS media hotline reports 150 to 200 people were evaluated at "casualty collection" stations serving the two events. More than 100 received treatment, mostly for heat-related ailments. About two dozen people were taken to hospitals from "Restoring Honor" and another dozen from "Reclaim the Dream." Six or seven of those were described as serious, mostly people with heart conditions.