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Mike Lowell was invited, along with Red Sox manager Terry Francona, to a dinner at the White House with President Bush. The event, which will be held in late January, is a baseball-themed get-together. Nationally syndicated columnist George Will will serve as the event's host. "It seems like a very exclusive invitation," Lowell said by cell phone while driving past his old high school in Coral Gables, Fla. "I guess it's just another perk from being on a world championship team." Lowell, who says he's morphed into a "soccer dad" this winter, admitted that with the contract comes a fresh perspective. -- Boston Herald

President Bush asks Lowell over to dinner - BostonHerald.com