They would suffer the most if the anti-war campaign took on an Islamic flavour.

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Mr Galloway's Respect Party anti-war campaign captured thousands of Muslim votes in the east London constituency of Bethnal Green and Bow where 40% of the electorate is Muslim.

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As the municipal election campaign heats up, anti-war protesters have heckled many Popular Party candidates at campaign appearances.

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And Dohrn belonged to the Weather Underground, which carried out a bombing campaign in the 1970s in pursuit of an anti-capitalist and anti-war agenda.

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Going back to the presidential campaign, when Democratic leaders seemed confused about whether to get behind anti-war candidate Howard Dean or semi-pro-war candidate John Kerry, the party faced several challenges.

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Their presidential hopefuls cannot afford to stray too far from the anti-war base of activists who will choose the party's nominee next year and who have been urging them at campaign stops to speak out more forcibly.

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