Bush, Blair See Hope for Palestinian State
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As Yasser Arafat was buried, President Bush raised hopes Friday for a Middle East peace and the creation of an independent Palestinian state within four years, suggesting decades of distrust and frustration could be altered by the change of Palestinian leadership.
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Palestinian leaders will tell Colin Powell, the US secretary of state, who is visiting the occupied territories today, that they want the Bush administration to commit itself to the creation of a Palestinian state by the end of next year.
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WASHINGTON: US President George W Bush said yesterday the death of Yasser Arafat provides &quot;a great chance to establish a Palestinian state&quot; and a broader Middle East peace.
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George Bush said tonight he thought it was possible a &quot;truly free&quot; Palestinian state could evolve within the four years of his second term as US president.
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President George W. Bush on Friday promised to mobilise international efforts to create an independent, democratic and viable Palestinian state at peace with Israel in the wake of the death of Yasser Arafat.
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LONDON: British Prime Minister Tony Blair warmly congratulated newly re-elected US President George W Bush on Wednesday, saying he hoped the âunique bondâ between their two countries would prosper over the next four years.
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President Bush said on Friday he saw  a "great chance" of achieving an independent Palestinian state  and pledged to work with European leaders toward that goal.
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President Bush said on Sunday that  the United States stands ready to help the new Palestinian  president, Mahmoud Abbas, as he faces up to critical  post-election challenges combating militants and carrying out  reform.
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The US And Israel Are pinning their hopes on former Prime Minister Mahmoud Abbas to succeed Yasser Arafat as leader of the Palestinians.
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President George Bush and Tony Blair have vowed to make a renewed push for Middle East peace following the death of Yasser Arafat.
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U.S. President George W. Bush and Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert pledged on Tuesday to bolster Palestinian leader Mahmoud Abbas, as Israel sought to tighten the screws on Hamas Islamists who control Gaza.
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WASHINGTON (CP) - President George W. Bush and his staunch Iraq ally, Britain&#39;s Tony Blair, presented a united front Friday on enlisting Europe&#39;s help for a new push to establish a peaceful Palestinian state.
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US media were hopeful about the prospects for reviving the Middle East peace process, and the British press was divided, a day after President George W. Bush ( news - web sites ) and British Prime Minister Tony ...
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US President George W. Bush and British Prime Minister Tony Blair are optimistic about reviving the Middle East peace process following the death of Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat, but vague on how to do it.
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US President Bush said Friday he would do whatever it takes to bring about a democratic Palestinian state and Middle East peace. &quot;I think it is fair to say that
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As Yasser Arafat was buried, President Bush raised hopes yesterday for a Middle East peace and the creation of an independent Palestinian state within four years, suggesting that years of distrust and frustration could be altered by the change of
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WASHINGTON, Nov. 9 (JTA) - Americans wanting a peek at President Bushâs to-do list now that he has a mandate didnât get much substance at his first post-election news conference, except for this: a Palestinian state.