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A 21-gun salute rumbled and a crush of well-wishers crowded the White House lawn Wednesday as U.S. President George Bush officially greeted Pope Benedict XVI.
U.S. soprano Kathleen Battle and Chinese pianist Lang Lang have agreed to perform at the opening of China's National Centre for the Performing Arts.
UPI Almanac for Monday, Aug. 13, 2007.
Today is Sunday, Aug. 13, the 225th day of 2006 with 140 to follow.
Today is Saturday, Aug. 13, the 225th day of 2005 with 140 to follow.
Today is Friday, Aug. 13, the 226th day of 2004 with 140 to follow.
I was familiar with the terms Iron Curtain, which described the communist countries in Eastern Europe, and even Bamboo Curtain, a term applied to communist Chin