Egypt's stalled reforms haunt Bush trip
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Egypt was meant to be a test case for President Bush's push for greater democracy in the Middle East. But stalled reforms and bitterness over the jailing of hundreds of dissidents are haunting his visit here Wednesday.
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With a White House as press-shy as President Bush's, sometimes you have to travel very far from Washington, maybe even to the middle of nowhere, to find out what's really going on.
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Egypt said on Thursday it had yet to see  any major U.S. effort to prepare for the Middle East peace  conference which President George W. Bush has proposed to  convene in the United States later this year.
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United States ambassador to Egypt Francis J. Ricciardone urged Egypt to pursue &amp;quot;bold&amp;quot; reforms, but insisted that Washington has no interest in drastic changes that could spark chaos.
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Egypt reacts angrily to criticism of its human rights record by the United States - one of its main allies.
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Criticism of the United States was surprisingly muted at an international conference in Egypt that drew fierce opponents to the U.S.-led invasion.
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U.S. calls for reform in the Middle East  clashed with Arab demands to solve the Arab-Israeli conflict on  Saturday as Washington insisted that economic and political  modernisation is needed to fight terrorism.
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The Bush administration's efforts to carry out the first phase of the law have been plagued with difficulties.
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Egypt has dismissed as "unacceptable" U.S. President George W. Bush's call for the release of jailed opposition leader Ayman Nour, saying it was an internal issue that Washington should stay away from.
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President Bush faced growing   international skepticism over his policies for Iran and Iraq as   he arrived in New York on Monday for a U.N. General Assembly   session.
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On the 25th anniverary of Anwar Sadat's assassination, Egypt faces an uncertain political future. Democratic reform has largely stalled and the current president's son looks positioned to succeed him.
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President Bush has praised a group of  "young reformers" close to an influential son of the Egyptian  president, including the trade and industry minister who local  press have mooted as the next prime minister.
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Analysis: Why Bush was lukewarm on the prime minister's plan to redraw Israel's borders
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WASHINGTON -- Despite a flurry of hopeful signs in the Israeli-Palestinian conflict since the death of Yasser Arafat, the Bush administration is keeping a cautious distance from the emerging Palestinian leadership, saying that future political and economic support will depend on whether a new Palestinian president can rein in militant groups.
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Israeli and Palestinian negotiators struggled on Monday to get U.S.-sponsored peace talks, stalled by disputes over Jewish settlements, on course before a visit by President George W. Bush.
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Egypt has dismissed as "unacceptable" President George W. Bush's call for the release of jailed opposition leader Ayman Nour, saying it was an internal issue that Washington should stay away from.
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President Hosni Mubarak and his son promised sweeping reforms at the ruling party's convention Tuesday, but neither gave specifics on what Egyptians could expect before next year's elections.