Palin's Tea Party

LAS VEGAS: American conservative "Tea Party" activists want to turn their anger over the health care overhaul into political muscle in November elections as they call thousands to the desert town that is home to Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid.

Sarah Palin is headlining the event in Searchlight, about 100km from Las Vegas, and a strong turnout could help affirm the popularity of the loosely organised tea party movement and build momentum against Reid and other Democratic candidates who backed the reform.