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Anti-War T-Shirt Sparked Cindy Sheehan's Arrest

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"Peace mom" Cindy Sheehan's was arrested at Tuesday night's State of the Union address after she refused to yield to warnings from Capitol Hill Police to cover up an anti-war T-shirt she was wearing underneath her coat.

Capitol Police Sgt. Kimberly Schneider told the Associated Press that Sheehan kept the anti-war slogan covered until she took her seat. When they noticed her politically charged attire, police warned Sheehan that such displays were not allowed.

The celebrated anti-war protester ignored the warnings, police said.

Police handcuffed Sheehan and escorted her from the gallery about 15 minutes before the president arrived.

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  The Bush-bashing "Gold-Star" mom was taken in handcuffs to police headquarters a few blocks away. Her case was processed as President Bush was addressing the nation.

She was then released on her own recognizance, Schneider told the AP.

Sheehan had received a House gallery pass to attend the speech as a guest of San Francisco Democrat Lynn Woolsey, whose spokesman told reporters that protesting peace mom had promised to remain respectful and not cause any disruptions while the president spoke.

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