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Politicians Rally To Get MEK Off State Department Terror List (VIDEO)

Ryan J. Reilly | August 29, 2011, 10:25AM

MEK supporters rally outside the State Department as former Rep. Patrick Kennedy (D-RI) speaks.

Women in large hats released white doves and yellow confetti filled the air outside the State Department on Friday, as supporters of an Iranian opposition group that the U.S. officially considers a terrorist organization rallied to get the group off the list designating them as such.

"Ode to Joy" played from massive speakers as former Rep. Patrick Kennedy introduced the leader of the Mujahedin-e Khalq, or MEK, a group that the State Department puts on a list that includes Al-Qaeda and Hamas. He didn't hold back on the rhetorical flourishes.

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