Bush silent on steel tariffs outsized protest outside fundraiser
United Steelworkers president Leo Gerard spoke through a bullhorn at the Westin Convention Center while protesters from civil libertarian, labor, and antiwar groups chanted beyond. About 350 demonstrators gathered during Bush's fundraiser, with one arrest reported as tension flared over the possible end to 2002 tariffs and the impact on steel jobs in Pennsylvania and West Virginia.
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