Hundreds Protest As Bush Visits MLK Tomb
Hundreds Protest As Bush Visits MLK Tomb
By DEB RIECHMANN
Associated Press Writer
ATLANTA (AP) -- Looking for election-year support from black voters in the South, President Bush was greeted at Martin Luther King's grave here Thursday by noisy demonstrators who chanted "Go home, Bush!" after receiving a warmer reception at a run-down church in New Orleans.
As Bush placed a wreath on King's crypt, a low chorus of boos could be heard from across the street where 700 to 800 protesters beat drums and waved signs bearing slogans such as "War is not the answer" and "It's not a photo-op, George."
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