NYC Weighs a Dozen Bids for GOP Protests

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NYC Weighs a Dozen Bids for GOP Protests
Mon Jun 14, 8:30 PM ET
By TOM HAYS, Associated Press Writer

FROM: http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/ap/20040615/ap_on_el_pr/gop_convention&cid=694&ncid=1963&sid=96378798
NEW YORK - About a dozen groups have requested permits to stage protests at the Republican National Convention, city authorities said Monday, a day before the deadline for such requests.

City officials have encouraged protest organizers to apply by Tuesday to allow enough time to consider their demands against concerns about terrorism, traffic and unauthorized protests during the four-day gathering. The convention is scheduled for Aug. 30 to Sept. 2 at Madison Square Garden in midtown Manhattan.

Anti-war groups seeking permits include United for Peace and Justice, Not In Our Name and Code Pink-Women for Peace, along with the Green Party, the National Council of Arab Americans and various civil rights and labor groups.

The Great Lawn in Central Park, Times Square, Union Square, the Brooklyn Bridge and Riverside Park are among the locations requested for events that could start as early as Aug. 22.

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