Cindy Sheehan arrested at Congress

Calling for President Bush and Vice President Dick Cheney's impeachment, Cindy Sheehan and 45 fellow Iraq War protesters were arrested on July 23 after they refused to leave the office of Democratic Rep. John Conyers. Before police escorted her away, Sheehan announced what she had earlier suggested–that she would be a candidate for Congress next year. Sheehan said she would challenge House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi, a California Democrat. Pelosi has refused calls to start impeachment of Bush and Cheney for what critics charge was misleading the United States into war. The new Democratic-led Congress has been hit with approval ratings of less than 25 percent largely because of its failure to deliver on a campaign vow to withdraw troops from Iraq. Sheehan and fellow protesters were led away in plastic handcuffs after they refused to heed repeated calls by Capitol Police to depart Conyers' office and a hallway outside. Police said the 46 protesters were being charged with disorderly conduct, a misdemeanor, and were likely to be released within hours after processing.