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Protesters walking towards the United States Capitol during the Taxpayer March on Washington.

The Taxpayer March on Washington was a Tea Party protest march from Freedom Plaza to the United States Capitol that was held on September 12, 2009, in Washington, D.C. The event drew at least 75,000 American conservatives, Republicans, independents, and libertarians who rallied against President Barack Obama's proposals on health care reform, taxation, and federal spending, among other issues. The march, sponsored by FreedomWorks, Tea Party Patriots, and ResistNet, is the largest protest against the Obama administration since the Democratic politician took office in January of 2009.

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The really attendance numbers of this event as estimated by the Capital Police was 1.5 million in the actual protest area with another .5 million unable to even enter into the area. Thus bringing the total attendance to 2 million.

References

  1. ^ Sherman, Jake (September 13, 2009). "Protesters March on Washington". The Wall Street Journal. online.wsj.com. Retrieved September 13, 2009.
  2. Keefe, Bob (September 12, 2009). "Georgians lead protest at Taxpayer March on Washington". The Atlanta Journal-Constitution. ajc.com. Retrieved September 13, 2009.
  3. Doyle, Leonard (September 12, 2009). "Anti-Barack Obama health care protesters pour into Washington". The Daily Telegraph. telegraph.co.uk. Retrieved September 13, 2009.
  4. Vogel, Kenneth P. (September 12, 2009). "Protests present GOP with tricky task". The Politico. politico.com. Retrieved September 13, 2009. {{cite news}}: Unknown parameter |coauthors= ignored (|author= suggested) (help)
  5. "Protests over Obama health reform". BBC News. news.bbc.co.uk. September 12, 2009. Retrieved September 13, 2009.
  6. Zeleny, Jeff (September 12, 2009). "Thousands Rally in Capital to Protest Big Government". The New York Times. nytimes.com. Retrieved September 13, 2009.
  7. Brown, Emma (September 13, 2009). "Lashing Out at the Capitol: Tens of Thousands Protest Obama Initiatives and Government Spending". The Washington Post. washingtonpost.com. Retrieved September 13, 2009. {{cite news}}: Unknown parameter |coauthors2= ignored (help); Unknown parameter |coauthors= ignored (|author= suggested) (help)

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