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WESTON - At 16, Lili Stander barely remembers the U.S.-led invasion of Iraq. But five years of war have tainted her teenage years all the same. "Seeing people die in the Iraq war touches you personally," said Stander, of Southwest Ranches , waving a placard that read "Bush lied, people died" at an anti-war protest Saturday. "Now I'm inspired to speak out and push for change." She's among a growing number of teenagers who belong to Direct Action Weston, a loose-knit group of students, who held their third rally at the corner of Weston and Griffin roads to protest the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. The group plans to demonstrate on the same corner each month until the presidential election in November. Their goal: raise awareness about America's role in the Middle East and Central Asia.

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