Activist Cindy Sheehan Arrested at Capitol

Cindy Sheehan, the mother of a fallen soldier in
Iraq who reinvigorated the anti-war movement, was taken into custody by police in the House gallery Tuesday night just before
President Bush's State of the Union address.

Police escorted Sheehan from the visitors' gallery above the House chamber after she caused a disruption, said a Capitol Police official, who spoke on condition of anonymity because details of the incident were sketchy.

Rep. Lynn Woolsey D-Calif., had invited Sheehan to the address as her guest.

'I'm proud that Cindy's my guest tonight,' Woolsey said in an interview before the speech. 'She has made a difference in the debate to bring our troops home from Iraq.'"

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