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Tuesday, April 25, 2006

Cantwell Sit-In Update

Posted by on April 25 at 14:49 PM

The 7 anti-war activists who are refusing to leave Sen. Cantwell’s offices in downtown Seattle, just talked briefly with Sen. Cantwell’s lead local staffer Kurt Beckett. Beckett told them he’s trying to arrange a conference call with Cantwell’s chief of staff back in D.C.
Supposedly that’s going to happen in about a half hour.

Meanwhile, federal security officers politely let the protesters know that if they aren’t out of the building when it shuts down at 5:30, they will be fined, given a citation and a court hearing, and sent on their way.

I’ve got a call into Cantwell’s office. No response yet.