Tense NY Convention Seen for Protesters, Police

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Activists and police are preparing for a tense standoff and possible violence on New York streets when hundreds of thousands gather to decry the Iraq war and Bush administration polices during the Republican convention.

"People have been saving themselves for this," said Eric Laursen, one of the organizers of the civil disobedience campaign targeting convention delegates and corporations that donate money to the Republican Party.