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January 6th, 2011 1:29 PM

Anti-war activists cheer judge's ruling

Charges against dozens at D.C. rally, including local residents, dropped

ALBANY -- A Washington, D.C., judge on Tuesday dismissed charges against dozens of anti-war veterans and activists who protested in front of the White House last month.

At least three Capital Region residents were among more than 130 people charged with "failure to obey a lawful order" on Dec. 16, when they protested American involvement in Afghanistan, Iraq and elsewhere in an anti-war protest with Veterans for Peace at the White House. Forty-two of those arrested, including John Amidon, a Marine Corps veteran from Albany, chose to fight the $100 tickets at trial.

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