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http://www.newscorpse.com/ncWP/?p=11304
Reuters) - President Barack Obama will meet with Pope Francis at the Vatican in March, the White House said on Tuesday, a visit that will allow the U.S. leader to highlight a shared interest in addressing the gap between rich and poor.
Obama, a Democrat, made lifting up the middle class and fighting income inequality in the United States a key priority for his second term and a top campaign theme during his 2012 run for re-election.
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In October, Obama pronounced himself "hugely impressed" with the pope's comments on the church and abortion, contraception and homosexuality.
Last month, he called the pope "an extraordinarily thoughtful, and soulful, messenger of peace and justice." {ID:nL2N0JK2L3]
http://www.reuters.com/article/2014/01/21/us-usa-obama-europe-idUSBREA0K0UH20140121
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