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Frankie Hughes

Twelve-year-old who was charged with trespassing after protesting war funding at Iowa Senator Tom Harkin’s office last week.

For more on this story we’re joined now via Democracy Now! video stream by twelve year old Frankie Hughes and her mother Renee Espeland.

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