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Lee, Post-Gazette Staff Writer About a dozen members of Carnegie Mellon University's College Republicans gathered around a flagpole at the center of campus yesterday to express their support for President Bush and American troops on the verge of war with Iraq. At right is a student who did not identify himself or voice an opinion about Iraq. His sign shows support for Kevin Mitnick, who spent five years in federal prison after being convicted of computer crimes. Pierce is the Republican candidate for Allegheny County treasurer and a former Army tank platoon commander. Referring to World War I and World War II, he noted, Western European countries twice made the mistake of not addressing threats to their security. That's why American security "is not subject to the approval" of the United Nations, Russia, Germany or France, he said. Local anti-war protesters, however, are maintaining their momentum. Students from the Pittsburgh High School for the Creative and Performing Arts asked city school board members Monday night to endorse a resolution opposing any drain on education funding to support the war. People have gathered regularly in front of the William S. Moorhead Federal Building, Downtown, with signs critical of war with Iraq, Bush and other federal officials. The Thomas Merton Center and other groups objecting to war have scheduled a series of events that would start the day after a conflict begins. They would include a noon interfaith prayer vigil at the Federal Building. Staff writers Torsten Ove and Lori Shontz contributed to this report.
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