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Pontiff Begins Historic U.S. Visit in the District

Pope Benedict XVI was greeted with pealing church bells, enthusiastic throngs and gorgeous spring weather during a historic journey across Washington that took him from the green expanse of the South Lawn of the White House to the stone steps of one of the city's most spectacular churches.

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Article | Pope Benedict XVI was greeted with pealing church bells, adoring throngs and gorgeous spring weather yesterday during a historic journey across the District that took him from the green expanse of the South Lawn of the White House to the stone steps of one of the city's most spectacular churches.
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