POLITICS

LIEBERMAN ISN'T ONLY DEMOHAWK IN TROUBLE

DAVID AMMONS, AP - Sen. Maria Cantwell, a true-blue Democrat, [sic] is
trying to tamp down unrest among those on Washington state's political
left who are furious with her unapologetic support for the Iraq War. In
a state that has shown no affection for Republicans in more than two
decades of presidential elections, Cantwell would seem to have an easy
time securing a second term amid President Bush's sagging approval
ratings and discontent with the GOP-controlled Congress. . . But
Cantwell is facing fierce opposition from anti-war activists who
ordinarily would back her. Chants of "No More War" rang out before her
speech at last month's state party convention, protesters unfurled a
banner reading, "Maria Can't Say No to War" at another event, and
demonstrators squatted in her Seattle office. Even an appearance with
popular Sen. Barack Obama, D-Ill., in heavily Democratic Seattle
elicited boos for Cantwell. . .

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