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Some War Protestors Jailed; Others Set Free

As Desiree Fairooz sat with her Code Pink colleagues waiting for lawmakers and Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice to arrive for a recent House committee hearing, she had no plans, she said, to get arrested. "I already had a case pending."

But she couldn't resist the opportunity when Rice walked in nearly unguarded, and she rushed the Cabinet member with fake blood on her hands. As Fairooz was being hauled from the room, Capitol Police arrested two other women who'd been sitting near her but hadn't done anything yet.

You can see a video of the October 24th event here.