^^^just checkin to make sure she's still dead (unless I'm thinkin of someone else).
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This was the first visit by a pope to the White House in almost 30 years.
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They further touched on the need to confront terrorism with appropriate means that respect the human person and his or her rights," the statement said.
There was no reference in the statement to any discussion of the scandal that has cost the US Catholic Church $2bn (£1bn) in settling clergy sexual abuse cases.
The pontiff then left the White House for a short parade in his Popemobile.
The White House will hold a gala birthday dinner on Wednesday evening but the Pope will not be there - he will attend a prayer service in Washington instead.
The Pope will celebrate a Mass for 48,000 people in Washington on Thursday and another later at Yankee Stadium in New York. He will also address the UN General Assembly.
On Sunday he will visit the site of the 11 September 2001 attacks in New York.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/7350690.stm