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Town Halls Turn to Mayhem for Lawmakers

'Unruly mob' mentality becoming more common at events

By Matt Cantor,  Newser Staff

Posted Jul 31, 2009 10:51 AM CDT

(Newser) – Members of Congress are increasingly seeing town-hall meetings turn to bedlam, with people yelling and protesters being pulled out by police, Politico reports. A New York representative who’d hosted more than 100 such meetings has called it quits after a chaotic scene last month...   Read full story »

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