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PITTSBURGH, Pa. -- About 16 busloads of Tea Party Movement supporters from the Pittsburgh area headed to a rally headed by Fox News' Glenn Beck Saturday. "We are speaking out. We are uniting in Western Pa. Fourteen-percent of all people say they're Tea Party members, and 45 percent of Pennsylvanians say Tea Parties are good for the nation," Tea Party supporter Patty Weaver told WTAE Channel 4 Action News Saturday. Organizers estimated that about 900 people from the Pittsburgh area headed to the rally in Washington, D.C., which featured speakers Glenn Beck and former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin. The rally...

Ron Paul has some surprising news for the Tea Party: You’re being taken for a ride. At least this is what many libertarians like Ron Paul believe when they see someone like Glenn Beck or Sarah Palin trying to lead the Tea Party at the “restoring honor” rally this weekend. In fact, Ron Paul believes, if you’re looking for real freedom, you should really go back to the core of the constitution and the bill of rights, which Beck and Palin do not fully endorse when you really look at their beliefs. Whether it be Palin’s support for starting more...

In a highly contentious public event, a popular but polarizing right wing broadcaster is sponsoring a rally Saturday at the same place and on the exact date that the country's pre-eminent civil rights figure delivered his most famous speech. Rally organizer Glenn Beck, who speaks to a faithful audience nightly on conservative Fox News television and daily on talk radio, is known for his extreme views and statements. He has described President Barack Obama, the first black U.S. president, as a racist.