Cranes that load and unload cargo containers from ships stand in the vertical, idle position at the port of Los Angeles as West Coast cargo traffic came to a halt as port workers staged daylong anti-war protests Thursday, May 1, 2008. Thousands of dockworkers did not show up for the morning shift, leaving ships and truck drivers idle at ports from Long Beach to Seattle. Workers were expected to return for the start of the evening shift. (AP Photo/Reed Saxon)

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