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<p>Breaking with public opinion nationally, Massachusetts residents, by a slim majority, say they favor allowing gays to marry, a new Boston Globe/WBZ-TV poll shows.</p> <p>In the survey, 50 percent supported legalizing gay and lesbian marriages, while 44 percent said they oppose it. Those figures are in sharp contrast to national polls in recent years. A Kaiser Family Foundation survey in 2000 found that 55 percent of Americans questioned opposed gay marriage, while 39 percent supported it. A Pew Center poll in 2001 showed only 35 percent of people favor same-sex marriage.</p>

Rally for America on PBS and a hometown hero. Click to play On the Homefront:  Spencer Michels reports from Sacramento on how the Iraq war is affecting veterans. The best we can do here is the audio.It would have been nice to see former Lt. John Kane representing our veterans and police officers so well, and Stephanie Brown with vets at the VA Hospital here.  We found it a balanced report with our side getting the first and last word for a change. We're sure those members of our Armed Services and their families, who may have viewed it tonight, appreciate the brief scenes from our Rally for...

The following website will assist in getting you what you need to organize a Support Our Troops Rally. http://www.presidentialprayerteam.org/promotion.htm

<p>OAKLAND, Calif. - Police opened fire with wooden dowels, "sting balls" and other non-lethal weapons at anti-war protesters outside the Port of Oakland, injuring at least a dozen demonstrators and six longshoremen standing nearby.</p> <p>Most of the 500 demonstrators at the port were dispersed peacefully Monday morning, but police opened fire at two gates when protesters refused to move. The longshoremen were caught in the line of fire.</p>

I have tried with no success to get these photos on this thread so I am, instead, posting the links to webpages on which the photos are displayed. If anyone else wants to put the actual photos on this thread, I'd be thrilled. Support the Troops Rally Photos Kew Gardens Hills, Queens, NYC-3/30/03 Sponsored by Coucilmen James Genarro, Mark Weprin and others... Kew Gardens Hills Support Our Troops Rally Photos Page 1 Kew Gardens Hills Support Our Troops Rally Photos Page 2 Kew Gardens Hills Support Our Troops Rally Photos Page 3

Monday, April 7, 12:02 a.m. EDT Hillary, Other Dems MIA at Rallies to Support the Troops Sen. Hillary Clinton and other elected Democrats in the New York tri-state area have been conspicuously absent from recent rallies held to support U.S. armed forces fighting in Iraq, says a New York City talk show host who has attended and helped promote many of the events. "We have promoted dozens and dozens of rallies," WABC Radio's Curtis Sliwa told his colleague Steve Malzberg Sunday morning. "How come we don't see any being sponsored by elected Democratic officials? ... How come we never see...

More than two-thirds of the public approve of Tony Blair's handling of the war in Iraq and more than half back British involvement in military action, according to a new opinion poll. However, two-in-five believe there will be heavy civilian casualties in the battle for Baghdad. The poll, by YouGov, found the public was split on the question of whether the war would make the rest of the world more peaceful and stable, with some 44% saying it would not. More than two-in-three people thought Mr Blair's handling of the war itself was excellent (18%) or good (50%). Slightly more...

Poll: War Support Grows, Even Attack on Iran, Syria America the beautiful is fast becoming America the bellicose, a new poll suggests. As the nation's substantial backing of President Bush and the war against Saddam Hussein’s Iraq soars, it now appears that a sizeable number of the public would even support military moves against Iran or Syria. According to the anti-war, anti-Bush Los Angeles Times, their new poll shows a clear majority of Americans back the war in Iraq, and half those polled endorsed military action against Iran if it continues to develop nuclear weapons. The poll disclosed that: More...

Quoting from the page: With every "Shock and Awe" set sold a portion of the proceeds will be donated to the Navy/Marine Corps Relief Fund. We Make Bears 4 U is owned and operated by two retired United States Marines with a combined 42 years of proudly serving our Nation. With your help and this small gesture we can help take care of those who have taken care of us for 228 years!

Tonight's FReep of the peaceniks on the corner of Fresno's busiest intersection at Blackstone and Shaw Avenue was attended by at least twenty-two FReepers and patriots. This is a great turnout (even though it was not at all like last week's) because it had rained off and on all day and was threatening to start back up again the whole time we were out there. We didn't get rained on though, thank goodness! It was also unseasonably chilly for this part of the country tonight, a chilly forty-seven degrees. Among those FReepers and regulars who were able to be there...

Springdale, PA-The next best thing to Pittsburgh!!! April 6, 2003-4:30 p.m. Support our Troops/Rally America Springdale Veterans Association Pittsburgh Street Springdale, PA (About 16 miles NorthEast of Pittsburgh-off Route 28N)

Toronto's RALLY FOR AMERICA -- Why Concerned Canadians Should Attend...... April 4, 2003: Today, at noon, a non-profit coalition called Friends of America is holding a rally in Nathan Phillips Square in Toronto. The purpose is officially to "show that we love, respect & support our friends, neighbours, and allies" and unofficially (this part is my own spin) to tell the United States that we're not all as insensitive, ungrateful, and spineless as our leader, M. Chretien, and his Liberal government. To my fellow Canadians, I say, let's show the Americans that ordinary Canadians are actually behind them, and that...

KVI listeners are now routinely targeting the regularly scheduled peace vigils of neighborhood groups and dispatching people with KVI-issued "Support the Troops" signs to protests that listeners call in by cellphone.

Through a minefield, with Iraqi help Encounters may be signs of growing civilian support for U.S. By Dana Lewis NBC NEWS NAJAF, Iraq, April 2 — As units of the 101st Airborne moved into Najaf Tuesday, Iraqi civilians came forward on at least two occasions to point out minefields in their path. American commanders say that could be an indication that U.S. forces are beginning to win the trust of some Iraqis, a key goal of the U.S. and its allies in their fight to topple the government of Saddam Hussein.

Support America Rally FreedomHub.com, a grassroots virtual community supporting patriotism in America, provides a way for Americans worldwide to show their support for our troops by participating in their online Support America Rally at http://www.SupportAmericaRally.com. Participants are asked to register their support to the following statement: “I am proud to be an American. I support the men and women of the United States Army, Navy, Air Force, Coast Guard and Marines as they along with our British and coalition partners place themselves in harms way to protect and defend us against terrorism and to liberate the people Iraq.” Along with...

BOUNCING AROUND the Internet is a photo of a huge banner that was carried in the recent "peace" demonstration in San Francisco. The banner says, "We support our troops when they shoot their officers." Now, the calm response to that banner is that "our troops," were they to shoot "their officers," would be violating the oath they take upon enlisting, which obligates them to obey "the orders of [superior] officers," which don't include shooting or otherwise committing acts of violence against those officers. And such acts, it probably doesn't have to be pointed out, aren't merely violations of the oath...

S. Korean Assembly Votes to Send Troops to Iraq by Hong Seok-joon (udo@chosun.com) The National Assembly today passed the bill to dispatch troops to Iraq, with 179 legislators voting in favor, 68 against and 9 abstentions. In an earlier vote, the amended dispatch bill, to send only a medical support group, was rejected with 44 in favor, 198 against and 14 abstentions. The bill clears the way for the Ministry of National Defense to send 600 military engineers and about 100 medics to Iraq in May. The ministry is planning to recruit dispatch troops by the end of this week...

WHAT? "Support the Troops, Rally for Freedom" WHEN? Sunday, April 6th at 2pm WHERE? State Supreme Courthouse, County Seat Drive in Mineola, Long Island. For directions and all other information go to www.nassauyrs.com WHY? Becuase your old friend, Nina Petraro, is asking you too! Just kidding, more importantly, Show your support to the men and women who are sacrificing their lives so that we have security and freedom here in the United States of America! HOW? Just show up!!! Bring a friend and a sign! Hope to see you there!!!! Feel free to spread the word and keep forwarding this...

America Stand Up and Operation Support our Troops, along with several other organizations are promoting a Nationwide "National Support our Troops Day" We are encouraging all Americans to Stand Up on April 26th for our Troops, Our President and Our Freedom. For more information go to ( www.americastandup.com ) if you will be joining us on April 26th please let us know and we will post it on our website. Thanks to all of you and to Free Republic for Supporting our Troops.

Sorry I haven't been back in over a month- busy times lately, especially the last few days! I am the president of the Tarleton State University College Republicans (TX) and I helped coordinate a Troop Support Rally for this afternoon. Just got back and it went well! Even had the mayor (ret. Col.) and University president come speak, along with a couple ROTC reps. Taps and a 21 gun salute were performed as well. Turnout ~100 students, faculty, alumni and staff of the University. Pics, you say? :) I've got the ugly mug on the last couple pages. http://www.tarleton.edu/~daskins/pictures/albums/supportrally/page_01.htm Warm...