Anti-war Protesters Launch Virtual March on Washington

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Anti-war Protesters Launch Virtual March on Washington

Hundreds of thousands of anti-war protesters in the United States made calls and sent faxes or e-mails to senators Wednesday as part of a "virtual march on Washington."

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Hundreds of thousands of anti-war protesters in the United States made calls and sent faxes or e-mails to senators Wednesday as part of a "virtual march on Washington."

Tom Andrews, the national director for the Win Without War Coalition, the group that organized the protest, said that at least 200,000 people had signed up on the Internet to take part and tens of thousands or more were expected to participate without registering on the group's website.

"We will let out fingers do the marching and demand that our voices be heard," Andrews said in a statement.

The telephone lines of many lawmakers were paralyzed for several hours as a result of the call-in campaign, which organizers said aimed to direct at least one telephone call to every US senator every minute throughout the day.

Participants were also asked to call and fax the White House.

Hundreds of thousands of anti-war protesters have taken to the streets in a series of demonstrations over the past few weeks in an effort to dissuade President George W. Bush from waging a war against Iraq. Bush has said he would not be deterred by global antiwar protests.

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