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Chip Somodevilla / Getty Images file House GOP Chairman Mike Pence has helped to drum up support for Saturday's "Taxpayer March on D.C." View related photos

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Taxpayers set to march in D.C. Thousands of Americans are expected to rally in Washington Saturday to protest government spending. Dick Armey, co-chairman of sponsor FreedomWorks and former House majority leader, is leading the charge. CNBC

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By Dan Eggen and Perry Bacon Jr.

updated 6:08 a.m. ET, Sat., Sept . 12, 2009

WASHINGTON - With tens of thousands of conservative protesters expected to gather in Washington on Saturday for a "Taxpayer March on D.C.," Republican officials are attempting to capitalize on a movement that lately has galvanized anti-Obama activists more effectively than the party's elected leaders in Washington.

Searching for ways to compete with Democrats after two consecutive electoral drubbings, Republicans have moved past earlier uncertainty about the protesters, who organized nationwide rallies this summer that have threatened Democratic health-care plans and eroded President Obama's standing with the public.

Several key Republican lawmakers, including House GOP Chairman Mike Pence of Indiana, have helped to drum up support for the march and are slated to deliver speeches to the crowd.

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