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Columbia, SC, May 3, 2003--A Sharpton aide helps set up prior to the speeches; below, a supporter hands out signs.  Also helping out, but not pictured, was William J. Simmons, Sr., a gulf war veteran living in Columbia.  Asked why he supports Sharpton, Simmons stated, "I agree with a lot of his civil rights stances, for one.  He's not the only candidate that I like.  I like Sharpton.  I like Kerry because of his stance for veterans."  

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