Nuns May Protest Bush Visit

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Nuns May Protest Bush Visit

The Washington Post's Al Kamen writes in his "In the Loop" column this morning that President Bush is learning that "finding fine speaking venues at graduation is never easy for late-second-termers" as he's now "left with Florida community colleges or small schools in rural areas that are run by former aides." On Friday, Bush will speak at Pennsylvania's Saint Vincent College run by Jim Towey, former head of the White House Office of Faith-Based Initiatives. However, thirty current and former faculty members, in an open letter to Bush last week, said "in the spirit of Benedictine hospitality" they would "welcome" him to the campus "as we would any visitor," but they will also "welcome those who protest your visit." Meanwhile, Kamen says "there are unconfirmed reports that Benedictine nuns from Erie may be going down to Latrobe to take part in some sort of protest."


Inviting President Bush to speak at the commencement of St. Vincent College in Latrobe, Pa., sparked this protest last month. (By Guy Wathen -- Pittsburgh Tribune-review Via Associated Press)