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Israeli-Palestinian talks: How to keep saboteurs at bay
Even before the Israeli-Palestinian talks began Sept. 2, an attack by Hamas and a death call by a prominent Jewish rabbi have signaled that extremists want to derail the negotiations. Benjamin Natanyahu and Mahmoud Abbas need to rally the center.
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Friday Caption Contest: Peace Talks
As Obama’s summer of discontent marches into autumn, Hillary Clinton is looking rather pleased with herself. Perhaps she finally found the silver lining to losing the 2008 Democratic presidential nomination.
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US Welcomes Japanese Sanctions On Iran
(RTTNews) – The United States has welcomed the announcement by Japan of new sanctions on Iran over its disputed nuclear program.
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Fraud rap for Hillary ‘glass’ gal
WASHINGTON — The DC interior designer who got a no-bid contract to create custom crystal stemware for Hillary Rodham Clinton’s State Department could soon be redesigning the decor in her own prison cell. The feds have charged Darlene Mathis-Gardner — who The Post disclosed earlier this year got a…
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Hopeful sign: More talks for Israel, Palestinians
WASHINGTON—In an early sign of promise, Israeli and Palestinian leaders pledged Thursday in a cordial first round of talks to keep meeting at regular intervals, aiming to nail down a framework for overcoming deep disputes and achieving lasting peace within a year.
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Iran’s Ahmadinejad calls on Palestinians to fight on
Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad urged Palestinians to keep up their armed struggle against Israel a day after Israeli and Palestinian leaders agreed to continue talks on a U.S.-backed peace deal.
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Press Releases: Killing of Parliamentary Candidate and Election Workers in Afghanistan
Killing of Parliamentary Candidate and Election Workers in Afghanistan Hillary Rodham Clinton Secretary of State Washington, DC August 31, 2010 The United States strongly condemns the recent killing of a fourth candidate for parliament in Afghanistan and of five men working on the electoral campaign of a female candidate, all in Herat province. Though it is not yet clear who is responsible for …
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US welcomes Middle East players as direct talks to resume
US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton was Tuesday to meet Palestinian leader Mahmud Abbas, the first in a flurry of contacts with key players in the runup to new direct Israeli-Palestinian talks.
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Analysis: Obama makes clear Iraq’s future is its own
WASHINGTON — The venue was the same: the Oval Office. The president’s tone was different.
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Obama Opens Long-Shot Talks on Mideast Peace
Condemning Latest Violence, President Meets Netanyahu, Abbas in Bid to Forge Pact on Sovereign Palestine and Secure Israel
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