Today, Friday, April 18th, Presidential Candidate Barack Obama will be holding a rally at Independence Visitors Center at 6:00 PM through 9:30 PM which is expected to draw a crowd of approximately 20,000 or more. The primary location for the rally is the Independence Visitors Center with additional crowds expected to gather on the lawns of the National Constitution Center and Independence Mall.

Affairs Unit has assigned personnel to these events. The Commanding Officers of the Central Police Division, the Sixth, Ninth, Center City Districts and the National Park Service have been notified of these activities. 

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