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McKinney, who was defeated for reelection by her own party in 2002 after voting against the [[Iraq War]], was again defeated in 2006 by her own party after creating a disturbance during which she struck a Capitol Hill [[police officer]] who stopped her after she tried to illegally bypass a metal detector.<ref>[http://blogs.usatoday.com/ondeadline/2006/04/arrest_warrant_.html Arrest warrant sought for Rep. McKinney], USA Today''.</ref>
McKinney, who was defeated for reelection by her own party in 2002 after voting against the [[Iraq War]], was again defeated in 2006 by her own party after creating a disturbance during which she struck a Capitol Hill [[police officer]] who stopped her after she tried to illegally bypass a metal detector.<ref>[http://blogs.usatoday.com/ondeadline/2006/04/arrest_warrant_.html Arrest warrant sought for Rep. McKinney], USA Today''.</ref>
Depsite this she still ran for the [[United States]] [[Presidency]] on the [[environmentalist]] [[Green Party]] ticket with her running mate, Rosa Clemente during the 2008 Presidential election. This was only after she came in last out of five challengers for the 2008 Peace and Freedom Party Presidential nomination.<ref>[http://www.democracynow.org/2008/2/4/former_democratic_rep_cynthia_mckinney_seeks?], February 04, 2008.</ref>
Depsite this she still ran for the [[United States]] [[Presidency]] on the [[environmentalist]] [[Green Party]] ticket with her running mate, Rosa Clemente during the 2008 Presidential election. This was only after she came in last out of five challengers for the 2008 Peace and Freedom Party Presidential nomination.<ref>[http://www.democracynow.org/2008/2/4/former_democratic_rep_cynthia_mckinney_seeks? Former Democratic Rep. Cynthia McKinney Seeks Presidency as Green Party Nominee], February 04, 2008.</ref>
She has also been tainted by such activity as attempting to [[impeachment]] President [[George W. Bush]]<ref>[http://www.gnn.tv/articles/2791/BREAKING_Congresswoman_McKinney_Files_Articles_of_Impeachment]</ref> and by being involved in the highly controversal 9/11 Truth Movement.
==Also See==
==Also See==