"Welcome and Appreciation Rally for President Bush"

This Republican-organized rally at Washington Square is a public rally before an invitation-only welcoming reception later tonight when Bush lands in Utah.

Organizer James Evans has scheduled Carmen Rasmussen, a one-time contestant on "American Idol," to perform. Evans also said Sen. Bob Bennett, R-Utah, Shurtleff, and Reps. Chris Cannon and Rob Bishop, both R-Utah, are scheduled to speak. The rally is scheduled from 5:30 to 8 p.m.

"Rock Against Rumsfeld"

The same group of people putting together the "We the People for Peace and Justice" rally at Washington Square will host another event in the evening. The evening's plan is to have a series of bands and a few speakers, including an encore performance by Anderson. Debbie Johnson, the mother of a soldier on his second deployment in Iraq, also will address the crowd. The rally runs from 6 to 8 p.m. at Pioneer Park.

"Liberty Rally"

In the midst of the pro-troops, anti-war, pro-Bush messages bouncing around today, Tony Yapias, the director of the Proyecto Latino de Utah and chairman of the Utah Hispanic Democratic Caucus, wants people to remember the need for immigration reform at a Liberty Park rally from 6 to 9 p.m. He'll offer an open microphone to any one who would like to speak.

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Contributing: Deborah Bulkeley and Stephen Speckman

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