Bush feels "awe" at Pope who urges Middle East fix
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President George W. Bush said on Saturday he felt "awe" in the presence of Pope Benedict, a fellow religious conservative who urged him to seek "regional and negotiated" solutions to Middle East conflicts like Iraq.
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US President George W. Bush had his first private audience at the Vatican with Pope Benedict XVI on Saturday as anti-war protesters gathered in Rome amid heavy security.
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ASSISI, Italy  - Pope Benedict on Sunday made one of his strongest peace appeals, calling for an end to all wars and saying the people of the Middle East have had enough of "the horrors of combat, terrorism and blind violence."
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President Bush emphasized Middle East peace in a meeting Saturday with Pakistan&#39;s president and praised his ally&#39;s efforts in the war on terrorism and the search for Osama bin Laden.
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Pope John Paul, a close friend of Rocco Buttiglione, dived into the crisis over the new European Commission on Thursday, saying it had to be resolved by showing respect for all points of view.
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Pope Benedict XVI said Thursday he is greatly concerned about the fate of Christians in Iraq, returning to a theme he discussed with President Bush earlier this month.
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President Bush expressed American  condolences late on Wednesday for the death of Palestinian  leader Yasser Arafat and called it "a significant moment" for  the Palestinians in their bid for peace and an independent  state.
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Al-Qaida No. 2 Ayman al-Zawahri called President Bush a failure and a liar in the war on terror in a video statement released Friday, and he compared Pope Benedict XVI to the 11th century pontiff who launched the First Crusade.
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Pope Benedict XVI plans to discuss Iraq and the plight of Christians in that war-torn country when he meets for the first time with President Bush this week, the Vatican No. 2 said in an interview published Sunday.
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Seven years of violence have bludgeoned expectations for Mideast peacemaking, and Israelis and Palestinians are greeting President Bush's belated drive to solve their decades-old conflict with deep skepticism.
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President Bush, reacting to disputed reports on Thursday that Palestinian Prime Minister Yasser Arafat was dead, said &quot;God bless his soul&quot; and promised to work toward a free Palestinian state.
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POPE John Paul today issued a new appeal for peace in Iraq and the Middle East, condemning the &quot;horror&quot; of violence as well as &quot;the terrorism that cruelly targets the innocent&quot;.
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US President George W. Bush sought Saturday to reassure Pope Benedict XVI over the plight of war-torn Iraq&#39;s minority Christians, less than a week after a Chaldean priest and three deacons were murdered.
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President Bush, dispensing hugs freely as he comforted tornado survivors Friday, acknowledged the "incredible sadness and worry" he saw in their eyes and said the nation stood ready to help.
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Immersed for two days in the intense and arcane world of Mideast peacemaking, President Bush looked relieved Friday to see something of the landscape that all the fighting is about. Obviously moved, he even giggled, too.
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MOUNT OF BEATITUDES, Israel  - Sending a symbolic message to Israeli and Palestinian leaders, U.S. President George W. Bush visited on Friday the site where Jesus is believed to have intoned "blessed are the peacemakers".
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WASHINGTON, Dec. 14 (JTA) - Listening attentively to Condoleezza Rice describe President Bushâs vision of Middle East peace, more than a few of the 14 Jews gathered at the White House felt a sense of deja vu.