Jeb Bush to lead U.S. delegation to Rome

Jeb Bush to lead U.S. delegation to Rome
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Bush's brother, Florida Gov. Jeb Bush, will lead the U.S. delegation to Sunday's inaugural Mass in Rome for Pope Benedict XVI.
Separately, 21 House members left Friday to attend the Mass, which marks the transition of leadership in the Roman Catholic Church. Rep. Peter King, R-N.Y., is heading that delegation.

It's the second time this year that Bush has turned to his brother for an important administration duty on the global stage. In January, the president sent the Florida governor to Asia alongside then-Secretary of State Colin Powell to survey the devastation from the Dec. 26 earthquake and tsunami.

Such moves have spurred talk that Jeb Bush, despite denials, plans to run for president in 2008 and that his brother is helping him add to his credentials in international affairs.

The president and his wife led the delegation to Pope John Paul II's funeral.

Completing the White House delegation to the Mass are Maryland Lt. Gov. Michael Steele; Carl A. Anderson, chief executive officer of the Knights of Columbus; Helen Alvare, a law professor from Catholic University of America, and Frank Hanley, president emeritus of the International Union of Operating Engineers.

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