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Saudi Police Open Fire at Rally
By not in system - AOL NewsCAIRO - Saudi police have opened fire at a rally in the kingdom's east in an apparent escalation of efforts to stop planned protests. Government officials have warned they will take strong action if activists take to the streets after increasing calls for large protests around the oil-rich kingdom to press for democratic reforms. A witness in the eastern city of Qatif says gunfire and stun grenades were fired at several hundred protesters marching in the city streets Thursday. The witness, speaking on condition of anonymity because he feared government reprisal, said police in the area ...
Police, Demonstrators Clash at German Far-Right Rally [VIDEO]
By not in system - AOL NewsGerman police fired tear gas and water cannons to keep apart groups of far-right supporters and thousands of counter-demonstrators trying to hinder their rally in Dresden on Saturday. ...
Saturday is Rally Day for Comedians Jon Stewart and Stephen Colbert
By Peter W. Fulham - Politics DailyWASHINGTON – Rob Silverstein, a freshman at Georgetown University, believes Saturday's "Rally to Restore Sanity and/or Fear" on the National Mall will be a "Woodstock-like event for a lot of people." "This is an event that I'm going to remember for the rest of my life," he predicts. Perhaps the sponsors are thinking the same thing. A rally in front of the U.S. Capitol, with national visibility, is new territory for Jon Stewart and Stephen Colbert, the popular TV comedians who concocted the event. According to the Facebook page for the rally, more than 200,000 people have signed up to ...
As 'Rally to Restore Sanity' Nears, Jon Stewart Faces Criticism
By David Knowles - AOL News(Oct. 25) -- Should "fake news" know its place? Days before Comedy Central's Jon Stewart and Stephen Colbert will host dueling rallies on the Washington Mall on Oct. 30, a handful of commentators is questioning whether the comedic duo have gone too far by merging their small-screen antics into bona fide political activism. With over 200,000 people saying they plan to attend Stewart's "Rally to Restore Sanity," another 16,000 opting to attend Colbert's "March to Keep Fear Alive" and thousands more to signal their approval at satellite gatherings around the country, the spectacle of an event ...
D.C. Rally Promotes Jobs, Justice, Schools -- And the Midterms
By Peter W. Fulham - Politics DailyWASHINGTON -- Huge crowds gathered along the national Mall Saturday afternoon for a rally intended to re-energize liberal voters before the midterm elections next month. Attendees enjoyed clear skies while listening to an array of speakers from civil rights activist Rev. Al Sharpton to television pundit and host Ed Schultz. The collection of more than 400 liberal groups' goal was to attract tens of thousands of supporters in an effort to stir interest in what may be a tough midterm Election Day for Democrats. "We hope that everyone who comes to the rally is committed to jobs, justice, and ...
Obama Speaks at First Presidential Rally of 2010 Midterms [LIVE]
By Carl Franzen - AOL News(Sept. 28) -- President Obama is going back into campaign mode. After making his Administration's case on a conference call with student journalists on Monday, the President took the stage at the University of Wisconsin, Madison, for his first speaking rally of the 2010 midterm election season. The packed crowd and festive atmosphere recalled Obama's early rallies as a presidential candidate, but of course, much has changed in the last four years, and now its the Democrats that are on the defensive. Plus, Obama's visit marks the first time a Commander-in-Chief has visited the site since ...
Jon Stewart Goes on 'Oprah' as Rally Picks Up Steam
By David Knowles - AOL News
(Sept. 21) -- A little more than a month before his "Rally to Restore Sanity" will be held in Washington, D.C., Jon Stewart appeared on "The Oprah Winfrey Show" to promote a new book and poke more fun at Glenn Beck. Stewart's latest interview with Winfrey was officially set up to hawk copies of "Earth: A Visitor's Guide to the Human Race," the comedian's new book, but when Oprah flashed a picture of Beck and asked for Stewart's instant reaction, "The Daily Show" host couldn't help but chide the man whose "Restoring Honor" march provided much of the inspiration for his own upcoming rally. ...
Will 'Rally to Restore Sanity' Draw More People Than 'Restoring Honor'?
By David Knowles - AOL News(Sept. 20) -- Call it a tale of two rallies. In response to Fox News host Glenn Beck's "Restoring Honor" rally, which took place on Aug. 28, Comedy Central host Jon Stewart announced plans for his own Washington, D.C., gathering. Called the "Rally to Restore Sanity," Stewart's event seeks to poke fun at what "The Daily Show" emcee considers Beck's bombastic grandstanding, while also attempting to return the American political discourse to a more reasoned, less vitriolic volume. Here's how Stewart describes what kind of people he hopes will attend his march on Oct. 30. We're looking for ...
Glenn Beck Regrets Calling Obama a 'Racist'
By not in system - AOL News(Aug. 29) -- Conservative talk show host Glenn Beck said after his Saturday rally at the Lincoln Memorial that he regrets once having called President Obama a racist who hated white people, and said "not a chance" when asked about the notion of a Beck-Sarah Palin presidential ticket in 2012. ...
Glenn Beck's 'Restoring Honor' Rally Draws Thousands
By not in system - AOL News(Aug. 28) -- On the steps of the Lincoln Memorial, at the spot Martin Luther King Jr. spoke 47 years ago, conservative commentator Glenn Beck told a huge "Restoring Honor" rally Saturday that the United States has "wandered in the darkness" for too long. ...
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