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Aug 24, 2008 5:00 pm US/Eastern

Protesters Gather In Denver For Anti-War Rally

 On the Road at the Conventions Blog

DENVER (AP) ― More than 500 anti-war protesters have been marching through downtown Denver en route to the Pepsi Center, where the Democratic National Convention is set to open tomorrow.

The march began after the group heard more than two hours of speeches from activists such as Cindy Sheehan.

Sheehan told the crowd that little has changed since her monthlong war protest outside President Bush's ranch in Crawford, Texas, in 2005.

As they left the Colorado Capitol and headed toward the convention site some chanted, "Stop the torture, stop the war. That's what we're fighting for."

Police officers in riot gear patrolled on bicycles and foot and stood in small groups along a pedestrian mall downtown as the march got under way. There were no reports of unrest.

The Sunday march was the first of at least five protests planned this week by the group Recreate 68.

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