The mayor accused the president of "engaging in incredible abuses of power"; breaching the trust of Congress and the American people; misleading the United States into a "tragic, unbelievable war"; violating the Constitution; and participating in "heinous human-rights abuses."

Anderson also criticized Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi and the Democratic Party for not pursuing Bush's impeachment.

During Monday's rally, the protesters joined with Anderson in saying "no" to Bush administration policies, ranging from warrantless wiretaps to the war.

"We have already lost this war," said Robert Littlehale, a Vietnam War veteran and a member of Veterans for Peace. Pointing to recent reports of patient neglect and "shabby treatment" at the Walter Reed Medical Center, Littlehale said veterans deserve better.

"We have to get out of this war," he said. "I am just disgusted."

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Contributing: Jared Page.

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