This news from Fargo North Dakota, the local newspaper the Fargo Forum is reporting that 40 area residents including a city commissioner were barred from attending President Bush speech on Thursday. A list of persons to be denied entry included two high school students, a librarian, a deputy Democratic campaign manager and a number of university professors. Several of the individuals had written letters to the editor in the local paper criticizing Bush’s policies. City commissioner Linda Coates said, “I thought that was democracy.” She said the list “is very revealing as to what this administration is all about.” The White House claimed it was not behind the list.