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WASHINGTON, Feb 1, 2006 (UPI via COMTEX) -- Anti-war activist Cindy Sheehan faces a charge of unlawful conduct for ignoring police orders at U.S. President George Bush's State of the Union speech.
Sheehan, whose son was killed in the war in Iraq, showed up in the U.S. House of Representatives gallery before the speech Tuesday night wearing a T-shirt with an anti-war slogan.
Sgt. Kimberly Schneider of the U.S. Capitol Police said Sheehan was asked to cover it up, but refused and was arrested well before Bush entered the chamber. The unlawful conduct charge, a misdemeanor, carries a maximum penalty of one year in jail.
Sheehan was a guest of Rep. Lynn Woolsey, D-Calif., who has called for a withdrawal of troops in Iraq and supports legislation for the creation of a Department of Peace.
Sheehan began dogging Bush in August, when she and hundreds of fellow protesters demanded an audience with him and camped outside his ranch in Crawford, Texas.
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