P.M. BRIEFING : AIDS Protest Aims at Prudential
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CHICAGO —
Hundreds of demonstrators rallied outside the headquarters of Prudential Insurance Co. of America and the American Medical Assn. today, scuffling with police and protesting the way the insurance industry, doctors and local governments treat AIDS patients.
Police said at least five protesters were arrested.
The arrests followed a weekend of protests in front of Cook County Hospital, where 30 people spent Saturday and Sunday in tents to try to draw attention to the deadly disease.
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