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Anti-War Mom

After her son died in Iraq in 2004, Cindy Sheehan camped out, spoke out, then burned out. Now she's back ?"and the mad-as-hell mother is shifting gears in her anti-war struggle

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  • March 2008

    • Women Gather to Promote Peace

      Christian Science Monitor  |  Mar 7, 08 2:54 PM CST

      Women Gather to Promote Peace

      (Newser) - Female community leaders from 45 nations—many of them embroiled in conflicts—are meeting at a unique week-long peace conference in India called "Making Way for the Feminine." The participants represent a religiously diverse group seeking ways for women to play a more prominent role in resolving conflicts and establishing peace, reports the Christian Science Monitor. More »

  • July 2007

    • Sheehan Arrested in Impeachment Protest

      Associated Press  |  Jul 24, 07 11:22 AM CDT

      Sheehan Arrested in Impeachment Protest

      (Newser) - Antiwar mom Cindy Sheehan was arrested yesterday after overstaying her welcome in Rep. John Conyer's office on Capitol Hill. She was there to urge Conyers to impeach President Bush over his conduct of the war in Iraq, and to announce that she will run for House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's San Francisco seat because Pelosi has declined to launch impeachment proceedings. More »

    • Sheehan to Pelosi: Impeach or I'll Run

      Associated Press  |  Jul 9, 07 4:46 AM CDT

      Sheehan to Pelosi: Impeach or I'll Run

      (Newser) - Anti-war activist Cindy Sheehan declared her intention to challenge House Speaker Nancy Pelosi for her congressional seat yesterday unless the top-ranking Democrat draws up articles of impeachment against President Bush. "Democrats and Americans feel betrayed by the Democratic leadership," said Sheehan. "We hired them to bring an end to the war." More »

  • May 2007

    • Sheehan Quits the Peace Movement

      Daily Kos Blog  |  May 29, 07 6:13 AM CDT

      Sheehan Quits the Peace Movement

      (Newser) - Cindy Sheehan is retiring from the anti-war movement . In a long, bitter online letter posted yesterday on Daily Kos, the iconic "peace mom" expressed frustration over the Democrats' failure to end the war, and characterized the US as "a country which cares more about who will be the next American Idol than how many people will be killed in the next few months." More »

4 Stories

US human rights activist Cindy Sheehan demonstrates at a Cuban...   (Getty Images (by Event))
US NEWS USATTORNEYS 14 MCT   (KRT Photos)
Peace mom Cindy Sheehan and other anti-war activists leave Camp Casey in Crawford, Texas on Tuesday, July 10, 2007. Sheehan bid farewell to her former "peace camp" near President Bush's ranch and began...   (Associated Press)
Activist Cindy Sheehan protests with other anti-war demonstrators at the roadblock leading to President Bush's ranch in Crawford, Texas Friday, April 6, 2007. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert)   (Associated Press)
Image-F5FE7064267011DA.jpg   ((c) mari.francille)
unfit_for_command2   ((c) Comandante Agi)
Image-F5858334267011DA.jpg   ((c) mari.francille)
Cindy Sheehan - keynote speaker Greensboro Peace Fair 4/21/07   ((c) jarnocan)
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Cindy Sheehan gets the news that Rumsfeld has resigned   (CharlesRyder (YouTube))
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Cindy Sheehan, Gold Star mother   (bobmorris60 (YouTube))

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Cindy Lee Miller Sheehan (born July 10, 1957) is an Irish American anti-war activist, whose son, Casey Sheehan, was killed during his service in the Iraq War on April 4, 2004, aged 24. She attracted international attention in August 2005 for her extended demonstration at a peace camp outside President...

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