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  • No prime spots for protesters in Bush inauguration

    01/18/2005 8:07:35 PM PST · by FairOpinion · 26 replies · 619+ views
    Reuters ^ | Jan. 18, 2005 | Andy Sullivan
    WASHINGTON, Jan 18 (Reuters) - Supporters of President George W. Bush have a right to reserve prime positions along the inaugural parade route and do not have to share them with protesters, a U.S. judge ruled on Tuesday. The ruling by District Court Judge Paul Friedman is a setback for an anti-war coalition called ANSWER, which had sued the government for greater public access to the inaugural parade on Thursday. Authorities plan to close off 100 blocks in downtown Washington and use bomb-sniffing dogs and military troopers for the first inaugural event since the Sept. 11, 2001 attacks. Those who...