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 McCain Has 20-Name Veep List 

Candidate talks up undisciplined youth at Naval Academy

Reuters Reuters Apr 2, 08 2:26 PM CDT
(Newser) - John McCain revealed today that he has a list of 20 people he’s considering for runningmate, and that he’d like to settle on a ticket “as early as possible.” The future Republican nominee joked he was “aware of the enhanced importance of this issue given my age,” Reuters reports, but he wasn't naming any names. More »

Saudi Court to Review Rape Victim Sentence

Prince about-faces, claims case is being used against country

Associated Press Associated Press Nov 28, 07 11:46 AM CST
(Newser) - Courts will take another look at the sentence of a gang-rape victim, Saudi Arabia's foreign minister said yesterday, following an international outcry when the 19-year-old was handed a six-month prison term and 200 lashes. “What is outraging about this case is that it is being used against the Saudi government and people,” said Prince Saud al-Faisal. More »

More about:  rape • Saudi Arabia • Annapolis • Annapolis summit • Saudi rape victim • Islamic law

Bush Begins Mideast Peace Bid

First international peace gathering since 1991

New York Times New York Times Nov 27, 07 3:10 AM CST
(Newser) - President Bush plunged headlong into the Middle East peace process yesterday, meeting with Palestinian leader Mahmoud Abbas and Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert as representatives of 49 countries gathered at Annapolis for talks, the New York Times reports. “The United States cannot impose our vision but we can help facilitate," Bush told Abbas. More »

Bush Meets With Olmert, Abbas

Bush jump-starts peace talks a day ahead of Annapolis summit

Washington Post Washington Post Nov 26, 07 4:01 PM CST
(Newser) - On the eve of the Mideast peace summit, which begins tomorrow in Annapolis, President Bush held separate talks with Ehud Olmert and Mahmoud Abbas today in the Oval Office, reports the Washington Post. Between meetings, Bush thanked both leaders for participating in the talks and said he was “optimistic” that a peace agreement could be reached. More »

Computer Game Lets Players Try Virtual Peace

Peace center will distribute games to Israelis, Palestinians during US talks

Associated Press Associated Press Nov 25, 07 4:12 PM CST
(Newser) - A computer game that promotes peace in the Middle East will be distributed to Palestinians and Israelis this week while their leaders meet in the US to negotiate, the Associated Press reports. “PeaceMaker” players choose roles as Israeli or Palestinian leaders and respond to attacks from the opposing side. Leaders who launch counter-attacks don’t thrive in the game. More »

More about:  Israel • Condoleezza Rice • Palestine • Ehud Olmert • video game • Mahmoud Abbas • Israel and Palestinians • Annapolis

Syria Headed for Annapolis Talks

US gets full wish-list of Arab states to attend Israel-Palestine talks

Associated Press Associated Press Nov 25, 07 1:53 PM CST
(Newser) - Syria said today it will attend this week’s Israel-Palestine peace conference in Annapolis, a US victory in convincing every major Arab state—16 in all—to show, the AP reports. The US hopes such broad participation will help these talks succeed where previous efforts failed. Syria wants to discuss its Golan Heights region, which Israel captured in 1967. More »

More about:  Israel • Condoleezza Rice • Palestine • Syria • Israel and Palestinians • Annapolis • Arab League

Bush's Palestine Play Doomed

Prez's late peace push faces bigger problems than Clinton's failed effort

Reuters Reuters Nov 25, 07 8:00 AM CST
(Newser) - George Bush, like Bill Clinton before him, is making a last-minute push to broker Arab-Israeli peace, but with much steeper odds, says Reuters' Arshad Mohammed. Bush, Mahmoud Abbas, and Ehud Olmert are all unpopular, especially compared to their 2000 counterparts—Clinton, Yasser Arafat, and Ehud Barak. “When Clinton tried both sides actually felt they could do it,” said an Arab diplomat. Now, neither does. More »

Dozens Invited to Mideast Peace Talks

White House presses Saudi Arabia and Syria, Olmert bolsters Abbas

Reuters Reuters Nov 21, 07 4:14 AM CST
(Newser) - The negotiating table may be packed Nov. 27 in Annapolis, when the Mideast peace conference brings together not only Israelis and Palestinians, but upwards of 40 other countries and institutions invited yesterday. The White House's priority is to persuade Saudi Arabia and Syria to attend the talks, to bolster the chances of making real progress towards Palestinian statehood. More »

More about:  Israel • Hamas • Saudi Arabia • Syria • Israel and Palestinians • Palestinians • Annapolis

Olmert Releases 441 Palestinian Prisoners

Israeli PM courts Arab support ahead of next week's peace talks

Reuters Reuters Nov 19, 07 9:23 AM CST
(Newser) - Ehud Olmert today requested the release of 441 Palestinian prisoners and promised to stop building new settlements on the West Bank, in the hope of bolstering Arab enthusiasm for upcoming talks on Palestinian statehood. But the gesture was received coolly: Mahmoud Abbas had asked for 2,000 prisoners, and the West Bank offer, which did not cover expansion of existing settlements, showed no new concessions, Reuters reports. More »

More about:  Israel • Palestine • Ehud Olmert • Mahmoud Abbas • Israel and Palestinians • West Bank • Annapolis

Abbas: Palestinian State Possible by 2009

Palestinian president speculates on statehood before Bush leaves office

Washington Post Washington Post Nov 5, 07 9:50 AM CST
(Newser) - The Palestinians and the Israelis can broker peace before George Bush leaves office in January 2009, Mahmoud Abbas said today in a press conference with Condoleezza Rice. The Palestinian president parroted a statement last night by Israeli PM Ehud Olmert. Putting the leaders on the same page is an achievement in itself, says the Washington Post , but both are politically weak. More »

More about:  Israel • Condoleezza Rice • Palestine • Ehud Olmert • Mahmoud Abbas • Israel and Palestinians • Annapolis

Israel Signals Willingness to Split Jerusalem

Jordan would assume control in exchange for truce with Palestinians

Times (UK) Times (UK) Oct 8, 07 4:50 PM CDT
(Newser) - Israel appears willing to consider splitting Jerusalem to achieve peace with the Palestinians, ahead of a critical November summit in Annapolis, Md. A deputy PM said almost “all Palestinian neighborhoods would be transferred.” The Jewish state reportedly has also considered transferring the city’s holiest site—already partly administered by Jordan—to Amman, the London Times reports. More »

More about:  Israel • Palestine • Israel and Palestinians • Jerusalem • Palestinian Authority • Jordan • Annapolis • Dome of the Rock

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