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April 15, 2009
Tax Day Tea Party
Thousands of protesters, some dressed like Revolutionary War soldiers and most waving signs with anti-tax slogans, gathered around the nation Wednesday for a series of rallies modeled after the original Boston Tea Party. They chose the income tax filing deadline to express their displeasure with government spending since President Barack Obama took office. The protests were held everywhere from Kentucky, which just passed tax increases on cigarettes and alcohol, to South Carolina, where the governor has repeatedly criticized the $787 billion economic stimulus package Congress passed earlier this year. --associated press (18 images)

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Capitol Police Sgt. Ruby Crawford collects tea bags delivered to Gov. Ed Rendell during a tax day protest at the Capitol in Harrisburg, Pa., Wednesday, April 15. Protesters around the country are holding rallies against tax day with "tea parties." Organizers say they're steamed at government spending since President Barack Obama's administration took over. AP / Carolyn Kaster


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Twelve-year-old Mason Lamos takes part in a rally as part of the national Tax Day Tea Party to protest taxes and government spending in Lafayette Park April 15, 2009 in Washington, D.C. on April 15. Getty Images / Win McNamee



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Protesters take part in a rally as part of the national Tax Day Tea Party to protest taxes and government spending in Lafayette Park April 15, 2009 in Washington, D.C. Getty Images / Win McNamee



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A protester waves a sign during a "tea party" demonstration in Lafayette Park across from the White House on April 15, in Washington, D.C. AFP / Getty Images / Karen Bleier



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Protestors take part in a tea party demonstration, Wednesday, April 15, in Lafayette Park, across from the White House in Washington. AP / Ron Edmonds



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Patrick Will of Eaton, N.Y., holds an American flag during a tax day tea party rally in Albany, N.Y., Wednesday, April 15. AP / Mike Groll



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Bill Forster of Ilion, N.Y., listens to a speaker during a tax day tea party rally in Albany, N.Y., Wednesday, April 15. (AP Photo/ Mike Groll) AP / Mike Groll



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Ron Babin, center in white, speaks during a tax day "tea party" protest Wednesday, April 15, at the Capitol in Lansing, Mich. AP / Al Goldis



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People gather during a tax day "tea party" protest Wednesday, April 15, at the Michigan Capitol in Lansing, Mich. AP / Al Goldis



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Michael Meyer, of Des Moines, holds signs during a tax day protest, Wednesday, April 15, at the Statehouse in Des Moines, Iowa. AP / Charlie Neibergall



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Wendy DeVier of Lexington, Ky., waves a flag on the Capitol steps as she joins a tax-day protest in Frankfort, Ky., Wednesday, April 15. AP / Ed Reinke



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Protesters listen to a speaker during the tax-day rally on the Capitol steps in Frankfort, Ky., Wednesday, April 15. Protesters gathered at state Capitols and in neighborhoods and town squares across the country Wednesday to kick off a series of tax-day protests designed to echo the rebellion of the Boston Tea Party. AP / Ed Reinke



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Gov. Rick Perry, foreground, speaks to the crowd during a "Don't Mess With Texas" tea party rally at City Hall Wednesday, April 15, in Austin, Texas. AP / Harry Cabluck



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Protesters carrying signs and American flags participate in a tax day tea party rally at the Illinois State Capitol in Springfield, Ill., Wednesday, April 15. AP / Seth Perlman



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Anti-tax protesters hold a "tea party" on the south side of the Connecticut state Capitol building, Wednesday, April 15, in Hartford, Conn. Similar events are being staged all over the country on the day state and federal tax returns are due. AP / Sean D. Elliot



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A shop owner post signs against President Barack Obama's national tax, in Staten Island, N.Y., April 15. AFP / Getty Images / Emmanuel Dunand



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Demonstrators stage a protest in Staten Island, N.Y., April 15. Critics of President Obama marked national tax day with nationwide "tea party" protests that Republicans are calling the birth of a grassroots opposition, but Democrats dismiss as a fraud. AFP / Getty Images / Emmanuel Dunand



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Debbie Wanner, left, and her husband Chris Wanner, of Reading, Pa., hold signs expressing their sentiments as they attend a tax day tea protest at Love Park in Philadelphia, Pa., Wednesday, April 15. MCT / Philadelphia Inquirer / Eric Mencher



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