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Tampa Town Hall on Health Turns Ugly

Forum turns into rowdy shouting, shoving match

By Rob Quinn,  Newser Staff

Posted Aug 7, 2009 6:30 AM CDT

(Newser) – Rowdy protesters turned a Tampa town hall meeting on health care reform into a near-riot last night, reports the St. Petersburg Times, whose reporter at the scene likened the atmosphere to a wrestling cage match. Local Democratic Rep. Kathy Castor was shouted down by audience...   Read full story »

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