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Carnahan Met By Angry Mob At News Conference
By George Sells
August 4, 2009

ST. LOUIS, MO (KTVI-FOX2now.com) - One of St. Louis' best known Congressmen was met by an angry mob in South City Tuesday. Russ Carnahan was talking about the Cash for Clunker's program that's looking more and more like it will be extended, but his news conference took a relatively odd turn. Carnahan is urging the Senate to allocate additional funding for the "Cash for Clunkers" program. As Congressman Carnahan tried to speak about three dozen demonstrators, who had been locked out of a South City auto showroom, tried to shout him down. They pressed signs against the glass in an effort to get the attention of media inside.

Carnahan said, "We have some nay-sayers here today, and it's their right to do that."
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