Bush visits Pittsburgh for Santorum - Sparks Protest Vigil

Bush visits Pittsburgh for Santorum fund-raiser
Visit sparks evening protest vigil on downtown Sewickley corner

Saturday, March 25, 2006, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

Above, President Bush encourages Sen. Rick Santorum, R-Pa., to wave to the traveling press corps after Air Force One landed yesterday at the 911th Airlift Wing at Pittsburgh International Airport.

Mr. Bush attended a fund-raiser for Mr. Santorum last night in Sewickley Heights. While at the airport, he also presented the President's Volunteer Service Award to Edy Hope, a volunteer with Carebreak at the Watson Institute in Sewickley who helps a family with a 6-year-old autistic girl.

Bush opponents, also above, organized a demonstration in downtown Sewickley last night. Left to right, Clara Murray, 9; Pilar Puyana, 10; Mary Torrance, 10; Claire Torrance, 7; and Allegra Menniti, 10, all from Sewickley, protest President Bush?s visit to Santorum fund-raiser at the candlelight vigil took place at the corner of Broad and Beaver streets.