Washington bigwigs -- parts Irish, Italian and Texan -- donned their green Monday as the leader of Ireland made his traditional St. Patrick's Day visit to the United States capital.
At the White House, Bertie Ahern, the Irish prime minister, or taoiseach, presented President Bush with a bowl brimming over with shamrocks and spoke poetically about the connection between their two countries.
"I believe the United States and Ireland will always enjoy an indelible bond shaped by the legacy of countless immigrants who built and cherished their new home but never forgot the land of their ancestors," Ahern said. 
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