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About 175 people gathered in Fountain Square this evening to mark the fourth anniversary of the start of the war in Iraq.

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About 175 people gathered in Fountain Square this evening to mark the fourth anniversary of the start of the war in Iraq.

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Participants in the candle-light vigil called for the withdrawal of American troops from the war zone.

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Folk singer and zither player Barbara Nelson warmed up the crowd.

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The main speaker was Kathy Kelly, co-founder of Voices for Creative Nonviolence, who has made 25 trips to Iraq and has twice been nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize.

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She urged participants to demand that Congress cut off funding for the war.

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People of all ages showed up for the event to try to get their anti-war message across.

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Bill Smith is the editor and publisher of Evanston Now.

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