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November 5, 2005 President Bush's attendance at the Summit of the Americas triggered violent protests in Mar Del Plata, Argentina, the site of the summit. Tens of thousands of demonstrators paraded through the streets calling for Americans to get out of Iraq and Afghanistan, and for the moment, out of Argentina.

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Demonstrators in Mar del Plata, Argentina, protest U.S. free-trade policies

November 4, 2005 President Bush faces tens of thousands of protesters and harsh questioning at the two-day Summit of the Americas in Argentina. The U.S. war in Iraq and the president's free-trade efforts have drawn sharp criticism from union leaders, anti-globalization activists and human-rights groups.

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Demonstrators in Mar del Plata, Argentina, protest President Bush at the summit
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Demonstrators in Mar del Plata, Argentina, protest President Bush at the summit.