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President Bush meets and Italian President Carlo Azeglio Ciampi meet at the Quirinale Palace

Italian Premier Silvio Berlusconi, left, and U.S. President George Bush walk out after visiting the mausoleum, at Rome's Fosse Ardeatine where 335 Italians were slaughtered by occupying Nazis on March 24, 1944.

[McGavin999]

I am so proud of my president. He is gentle with the Pope, he is strong with Burlisconi (who is truely a great friend), he gets attacked from all sides and yet keeps moving forward.

I am so glad the Pope gave him his blessing and even more glad that he prays for him.