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Abbas Rebuffs Rice on Talks

Rice urges Abbas: don't let extremists win

By Laurel Jorgensen, Newser Staff

Posted Mar 5, 2008 3:00 AM CST

(Newser) – Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas refused to commit to resuming peace talks with Israel yesterday despite entreaties from Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice, the New York Times reports. "I call on the Israeli government to halt its aggression so the necessary environment can be created... Read full story »

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