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 Gates Lands in Afghanistan
| KABUL, Afghanistan — Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates arrived here on an unannounced visit Thursday for meetings with American military commanders and President Hamid Karzai of Afghanistan. |... (photo: AP / Jim Watson, Pool) The New York Times
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 Tony Blair memoir reveals support for George W. Bush and Guantanamo Bay
| TONY Blair admires George W. Bush more than almost any other politician in the world and uses his memoir, A Journey, to give a qualified endorsement of the Guantanamo Bay prison camp in Cuba and the... (photo: AP / Thibault Camus) The Australian
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 The degree zero of culture
| Sep 3, 2010 LIFE IN TALIBANISTAN, Part 2 | The degree zero of culture | By Pepe Escobar | This is the second article in a three-part report. | PART 1: | Ten years ago, Talib... (photo: AP Photo / Shah Khalid) Asia Times
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 Hamas among intractable issues in Mideast talks
| AP Photo - Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton looks on as Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas, right, and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu shake hands a... (photo: AP / Manuel Balce Ceneta) Lexington Herald-Leader
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 Relations between Obama and Bush 'awkward': Report
| New York, September 02: Relation between US President Barack Obama and his predecessor George W Bush remains "awkward" and "non-existent," according to a report. | The ... (photo: AP / Susan Walsh) The Siasat Daily
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 Barack Obama's peace message to Palestine and Israel as Mideast talks begin
President Obama urged Israel and Palestine to grasp the chance of making peace as the first direct negotiations in nearly two years began today. | Israeli prime minister ... (photo: AP / Susan Walsh) London Evening Standard
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 Beyond thanking troops, Obama speech falls short
The Oklahoman Editorial Oklahoman Leave a comment | IN his Oval Office speech marking the end of official U.S. combat operations in Iraq, President Ba... (photo: AP / APTN) The Oklahoman
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 Two wounded in new West Bank attack by Hamas
Two Israelis were wounded in a West Bank shooting Wednesday claimed by Hamas, the second attack in 24 hours ahead of Middle East peace talks opening in Washington. | It f... (photo: Creative Commons / FlickreviewR) Middle East Online
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 Obama convenes Mideast peace talks
WASHINGTON - President Barack Obama solemnly convened the first direct Israeli-Palestinian talks in two years Wednesday, challenging Mideast leaders to seize a fleeting o... (photo: AP / Stew Milne) Tulsa World
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 Middle East peace: seize chance, says Obama
US President Barack Obama has urged Middle East leaders not to let the chance for peace "slip away" as they sit down for the first talks in two years at the White House. ... (photo: AP / Susan Walsh) Channel 4
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 Killing of settlers dominates peace talks
| LARA MARLOWE in Washington | HAMAS'S KILLING of four Israeli settlers dominated the start of two days of Middle East peace talks here yesterday. | US president Barack O... (photo: AP / Bernat Armangue) Irish Times
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