Meet the Mob, Round 2: More From The Health Care Battlefield

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At Democratic Sen. Claire McCaskill’s Aug. 11 rally in Hillsboro, Mo.

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Thousands reportedly lined up for a town hall with Rep. Hank Johnson (D-GA) Aug. 10 in Clarkston, Ga.

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Outside Rep. Johnson’s town hall.

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Security at the Johnson town hall.

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The crowd in Clarkston.

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In Clarkston.

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Rep. Jeff Flake (R-AZ) held a town hall Aug. 10 in Chandler, Ariz.

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A reform opponent waves the American flag at Flake’s town hall.

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Opponents and supporters of health care reform butt heads outside the town hall in Chandler.

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Rep. Flake brought the House bill, in white binders, with him to the town hall.

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Lining up at the mic.

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A packed town hall for Rep. Sam Farr (D-CA) Aug. 10 in Monterey, Calif.

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Singing at Farr’s town hall.

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A reform opponent brandishes a sign in Monterey.

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A man holds a poster of President Obama as Adolf Hitler at Farr’s town hall in Monterey.

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An argument breaks out before an event with Rep. Adam Schiff (D-CA) Aug. 11 in Alhambra, Calif.

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Thumbs down in Alhambra, Calif.

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A woman blocks the face of a man screaming at Schiff’s meeting.

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“ObamaCare is Fishy” in Alhambra, Calif.

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Citizens were eager to ask questions to Schiff.

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Another argument in Alhambra.

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The “Hands Off My Health Care” bus parked outside Sen. Arlen Specter’s (D-PA) event in Lebanon, Pa., Aug. 11. The bus is part of a tour paid for by Americans for Prosperity, an industry-backed anti-reform group.

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The AFP folks didn’t get into the event, but protested outside.

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At Specter’s meeting in Lebanon.

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A protester holds up a sign at Specter’s event, one of the most heated of the week.

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A reform opponent gets up to yell at Specter.

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After speaking his piece, and almost getting into a fight, he is escorted out by police.

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A protester holds a sign outside a town hall with Rep. Russ Carnahan (D-MO).

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Protesters outside Sen. Claire McCaskill’s (D-MO) town hall in Hillsboro, Mo.

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A health care reform advocate speaks at a town held held by Rep. Sam Farr (D-CA) in Santa Cruz, Calif.

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A woman strums a ukelele at Rep. Farr’s town hall.

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A reform opponent shouts out at Rep. G.K. Butterfield’s (D-NC) health care forum in Rocky Mount, North Carolina.

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A reform supporter gets passionate at Butterfield’s town hall.

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An unhappy audience member in Rocky Mount.

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