Labor, Rights Groups Rally to Counter Tea Party
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Labor and civil rights groups gathered today at the Lincoln Memorial in Washington, the site of a rally by Tea Party activists last month, to urge more government spending to create jobs and help people suffering from the recession.
“We’re the antidote to the Tea Party,” said Ben Jealous, president of the civil rights group NAACP, referring to Tea Party groups who seek to limit government’s size and spending. “This march is about pulling America together and putting people back to work.”