Brad Pitt to meet with Nancy Pelosi in Washington

[March 05, 2009]  LOS ANGELES (AP) -- Mr. Pitt is going Washington.

Nancy Pelosi's office says Brad Pitt is set to meet with the Speaker of the House on Thursday to discuss the 45-year-old actor's charity efforts in New Orleans.

Pitt founded "Make It Right" in 2007 to help build environmentally sustainable housing for low-income residents in New Orleans who lost their homes during Hurricane Katrina. He was nominated for a best-actor Oscar for "The Curious Case of Benjamin Button."

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http://www.speaker.gov/

http://www.makeitrightnola.org/

[Associated Press]

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