Sheila Jackson Lee Arrested at Sudan Protest

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Congress Members Arrested at Sudan Protest

By ANDREW MIGA, Associated Press Writer

Five Congress members were willingly arrested and led away from the Sudanese Embassy in plastic handcuffs Friday in protest of the Sudanese government's role in atrocities in the Darfur region.

"The slaughter of the people of Darfur must end," Rep. Tom Lantos (news, bio, voting record), D-Calif., a Holocaust survivor who founded the Congressional Human Rights Caucus, said from the embassy steps before his arrest.

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1. What a Congressman

A woman of her strong convictions. One of our best. Bless her for all she does.

Sonia

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2. I called her office just to tell them how proud I am of her n/t

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3. This is what genocide looks like - WARNING: GRAPHIC IMAGE

Photo by Brian Steidle

More pictures at http://www.savedarfur.org/index.php?q=photos/view.php&d=steidle

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4. Nationwide Protests Tonight and Tomorrow Afternoon

Houston Democrats' blog entry is updated at http://www.houstondemocrats.com/archives/2006/04/sheila_jackson_4.html. See information regarding the protests sponsored by Invisible Children, Inc. and the Save Darfur Coalition.