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Westboro group's anti-gay, anti-Jew demonstrations fizzle
Quick ReadAbout 30 protesters gathered at Chabad of Great Neck synagogue, and about 100 more went to Great Neck North H.S.
Photo credit: William Perlman | People gather Friday on East Shore Road to protest a demonstration outside the Chabad of Great Neck by the Westboro Baptist Church of Topeka, Kan. (Sept. 25, 2009)
Westboro Baptist Church protest and counter-protest
Protesters shouting "Stop the Nazis now!" clashed verbally Friday with a Kansas group often identified as a hate group that came to Great Neck to protest against Jews, gays and other people it condemns.
But the placard-waving demonstration by the Westboro Baptist Church fizzled in part because two local high schools they were targeting let their students out early - meaning hundreds of students...
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