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:: 7.06.2005 ::
:: Dubya on Tour ::
Protesters march on G8 hotel in Scotland From Wired News
GLENEAGLES, Scotland (Reuters) - Protesters clashed on Wednesday with police protecting the world's most powerful leaders who arrived for a Group of Eight summit still divided over tackling climate change and helping Africa.
Hooded activists smashed car windows and fought with riot police in the nearby town of Stirling while others set up impromptu barricades on the roads around the heavily guarded complex hosting the summit of G8 leaders.
Police made 60 arrests as anti-capitalist, anarchist and environmentalist groups sought to capture the protest limelight that has until now been occupied by thousands of campaigners pressing for an end to poverty in Africa.
G8 leaders were flown by helicopter to the luxury Gleneagles hotel complex over the heads of hundreds of demonstrators who rallied against a steel fence protected by mounted police.
Inside, celebrity anti-poverty campaigners pressed British Prime Minister Tony Blair to overcome opposition from other leaders to doubling aid to Africa to $50 billion a year, opening world markets to African goods and cancelling debt.
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Hundreds protest against Bush visit From Scotsman.com
Bush defends US policies in Iraq BBC News, UK
I understand that people aren't going to agree with decisions I make," Mr Bush said after meeting Danish Prime Minister Anders Fogh Rasmussen.
"I truly believe we're laying the foundation for peace."
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