President George Bush will be making a short stop on his campaign trail today in Philadelphia. Bush is scheduled to speak to the members of the Federalist Society at Old Congress Hall in the House of Representatives Chamber at 10:25 a.m. His speech is expected to last 25 minutes. He will arrive aboard Air Force One at Philadelphia International Airport at 9:50 a.m. and depart at 11:45 a.m. The past two times Bush has visited Philadelphia, members of the AIDS Coalition to Unleash Power and other groups has protested his visits. When Bush visited in the fall ACTUP protesters clashed with police. Violence broke out when 20 ACTUP members pushed their way through barricades. According to witness reports and an internal investigation, police officers used their nightsticks to hit protestors in their heads and bodies. Four police officers and two protestors were injured. According to ACTUP member Scott Tucker, the group will be protesting today. "We don't have any civil disobedience planned," Tucker said. "Our intent is to focus on health care, changing the economy to fund human needs and sex education for all young people including handing out condoms in the schools."
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