An estimated 150,000 to 300,000 rallied in DC Saturday to say no to war with Iraq, while police estimated 200,000 rallied in San Francisco. Many other protests took place throughout the country and worldwide. Channel 13 local news reports that "hundreds" protested in DC and gives equal coverage to a few dozen counterprotestors. Locally, more than 300 rallied for peace in the cold and darkness at the state Capitol on Friday. The speakers evoked the memory of Martin Luther King in calling for a world without violence, for a country that seeks to end hunger among all children rather than terrozing those whom the Bush administration opposes. Speakers also said that Bush was killing the American way of life in his war for oil. United for Peace is planning a major peace rally in NYC on Feb. 15th as part of a worldwide day of protest.
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