Powell on Middle East Diplomacy Mission
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US secretary of state Colin Powell is holding talks with Israeli and Palestinian leaders today, in a bid to revive Middle East diplomacy after the death of Yasser Arafat.
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Secretary of State Colin Powell on  Saturday said Middle Eastern economic and political reform  would help defeat terrorism but many Arabs dismissed his call  and demanded an end to the Arab-Israeli conflict.
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The United States on Sunday began a new round of Mideast diplomacy after the death of Yasser Arafat, asking Israel to help with the upcoming Palestinian election for his successor.
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Secretary of State Colin Powell says he hopes to meet Palestinian leaders soon as part of a harder US push for peace in the region following the death of President Yasser Arafat.
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Secretary of State Colin Powell arrived on Sunday for his first visit to Israel and the Palestinian territories in 18 months, signaling a new push for Middle East peace following the death of Yasser Arafat.
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The American Secretary of State, Colin Powell, says, Middle Eastern economic and political reform will help defeat terrorism. With continued violence in US-occupied Iraq and the Palestinian question unresolved
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Colin Powell, the outgoing US secretary of state, was due to arrive in Jerusalem last night at the start of a concerted international effort to revive Israeli-Palestinian peace talks after the death of Yasser Arafat.
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The US secretary of state is due to meet Palestinian and Israeli leaders as part of a new diplomatic effort.
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Secretary of State Colin Powell said  he would press both Israeli and Palestinian leaders for steps  to enable Palestinians to elect a successor to Yasser Arafat,  as he arrived in Israel on Sunday.
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Secretary of State Colin Powell arrived in Israel late Sunday for his first direct talks with Israeli and Palestinian officials since the death of Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat on November 11.
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US Secretary of State Colin Powell has continued his latest Middle East peace mission, urging Israeli and Palestinian leaders to make the most of new chances.
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WASHINGTON -- American Middle East diplomacy, nearly dormant during the final months of the presidential campaign, sprung into action yesterday as State Department and White House officials grappled with how the United States should respond in the event of the death of Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat.
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RAMALLAH, West Bank  - A U.S. envoy said before a  visit by Secretary of State Colin Powell on Sunday that Israel  should take steps to smooth the way for a Palestinian  presidential election set for Jan. 9.
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US Secretary of State Colin Powell will visit Israel and the Palestinian territories on November 21 and 22 before going to attend the Iraq Neighbors Conference in Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt, the State Department said Tuesday.
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Secretary of State Colin Powell  launched a new Middle East peace drive on Sunday by saying he  would press both Israeli and Palestinian leaders for steps to  help Palestinians elect a successor to Yasser Arafat.
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JERUSALEM  - Outgoing US Secretary of State Colin Powell arrives here Sunday for a visit to Israel and the Palestinian territories on a new US push for peace after the death of veteran Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat.
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Secretary of state to convince Palestinian leaders about US-backed Middle East peace conference.