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The leader of the world's 1 billion Roman Catholics has been to the White House only once in history.
That changes this week, and President Bush is pulling out all the stops: driving out to a suburban military base to meet Pope Benedict XVI's plane, bringing a giant audience to the South Lawn and hosting a fancy East Room dinner.
These are all firsts. 
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