US Middle East plan starts to unravel
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George Bush yesterday encountered the weakest of welcomes for his call for an international peace conference on the Middle East.
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The Bush administration has decided to sharply scale back its plan to screen U.S. foreign aid contractors around the globe for potential terrorism connections, deciding instead to begin with a pilot program involving aid recipients in the West Bank and the Gaza Strip before expanding it worldwide.
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The flood of Palestinians out of Gaza is fraying relations between Israel and Egypt Â ostensible partners in peace but now bitterly at odds over the border chaos Â undercutting the chances that President Bush's Mideast initiative will succeed.
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WASHINGTON -- A new Pentagon study paints a bleak picture of the prospects for creating democracy in the Middle East, declaring that US attempts to bring free elections to the Muslim world risk stoking internal religious conflicts and giving rise to further anti-American sentiments.
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MANAMA, Bahrain - The top US military commander for the Middle East is pressing Arab allies to form a more united front against Iran, seen by Washington as the region's long-term threat.
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Since Yasser Arafat&#39;s death, international attention has turned away from Iraq to the other, older, most imperishable of Middle East crises.
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Description: Although most of the second term plans articulated by President Bush have focused on domestic issues, a post-Arafat era could force President Bush to put Middle East peace back on the White House agenda.
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Most on the street see the problem in sectarian terms, but think the US plan can help restore calm.
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Israelis and Palestinians are in the midst of rapidly evolving events that could lead to a period of instability in both camps, but could also usher in the changes necessary to resume peace negotiations.
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The U.S. is trying to jump-start Middle East peace talks. But an accord between Palestinian factions got in the way. A key member of Congress discusses how the deal has affected U.S. funding for Fatah.
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The Mideast peace process was taking the spotlight at the United Nations on Wednesday, with ministers from the Quartet that drafted the stalled "road map" peace plan &#151; the United States, the U.N., the European Union and Russia &#151; planning to meet.
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President Bush's chaotic summit with Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki is a telling sign of U.S. worries that the raging conflict in Iraq could tip the balance of power in the Middle East well beyond embattled Baghdad.
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A fresh diplomatic crisis loomed after US officials indicated they would not object to continued construction in Israeli West Bank settlements, and Palestinians warned such a policy shift would wreck Mideast peace efforts.
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President Bushâs vaguely worded proposal has muddied what had been shaping up as a black-and-white showdown between Europe and the United States.
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With US, Israel, and the Palestinians all navigating transitions, outlook improves for solving one of world&#39;s toughest problems.
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Over the past year, the George W. Bush administration has prepared a comprehensive political and economic reform initiative aimed at promoting democracy in the Middle East.
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Talk of a united front against extremists rings a little hollow while key Middle East allies are engaging with those the U.S. wants to shun