Bartlesville Tea Party: Area citizens gather to protest taxes, spending

Holding signs bearing phrases such as "We the People, Not 'I' the Government" and "Obama, Pelosi, Reid, The Axis of Taxes," protesters gathered Wednesday at the Centennial Park in downtown Bartlesville as part of the nationwide National Tax Day Tea Party demonstrations — numbering nearly 800 across the country — protesting government spending, taxes and growth.