the United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit, sitting by designation.


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Affirmed by published opinion. Judge WIDENER wrote the opinion, in which Judge GREGORY and Senior Judge BEAM concurred.

OPINION
WIDENER, Circuit Judge:

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Florence Lockhart appeals from her conviction for making a threat to kill or injure the President of the United States. Miss Lockhart argues that the indictment was defective, that the evidence presented was insufficient to support a conviction, and that her actions were protected by the First Amendment. We affirm.

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On April 14, 2003, Florence Lockhart knocked on the door of the manager's office at a Food Lion grocery store in Stafford County, Virginia. Pat Percy, a Food Lion employee, answered the door. Miss Lockhart asked to speak with a manager, and Percy notified Sherry Lee Rittenhour, theFood Lion manager.


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When Miss Rittenhour approached Miss Lockhart, Miss Lockhart began asking questions about Food Lion's available job positions and hiring practices. During the conversation, as described by Miss Rittenhour, Miss Lockhart became "uptight" and raised her voice. After being told that there must be a review of applications and interviews before hiring, Miss Lockhart gave Miss Rittenhour a letter and said that once Miss Rittenhour read the letter she would give Miss Lockhart a job by Friday. Miss Lockhart then left the Food Lion. Miss Rittenhour returned to the manager's office and, in the presence of Pat Percy, opened the letter.


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The letter contains a number of complaints and assertions about the United States government. The letter begins with the statement that "[s]ince George Bush is busy killing