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A crowd converged on the World War II Memorial on the National Mall, pushing through barriers Sunday morning to protest the memorial's closing.
Republican Sen. Mike Lee of Utah and Sen. Ted Cruz of Texas were among those who gathered Sunday morning, along with former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin. Cruz said President Barack Obama is using veterans as pawns in the shutdown.
http://www.chron.com/news/us/article/DC-crowd-pushes-through-barriers-to-WWII-memorial-4892350.php