Analysis: Bush has limited Mideast options
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The United States has few options and limited leverage as old animosities in the Middle East overtake hopes for peace and democracy.
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CRAWFORD, Texas  - The Bush administration  signaled Saturday that it may accept limited growth within  existing Israeli settlements in the West Bank in a shift that  could help embattled Prime Minister Ariel Sharon.
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JERUSALEM -- President Bush's declared intention to refocus on the Middle East by sponsoring a peace conference this fall won cautious endorsement yesterday from Israeli, Palestinian, and other Arab leaders who will be invited. But many in the region questioned what it could achieve.
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THE likely re-election of US President George W.Bush is already sending shockwaves through the Middle East. Israel, the Iraqi interim Government and the Arab states aligned with American interests are rejoicing
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President George W. Bush has all but abandoned his goal of Palestinian statehood next year, opting instead to spend the next four years trying to help &quot;a truly free state develop&quot; alongside Israel.
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President Bush&#39;s plan to withdraw up to 70,000 troops from overseas bases contained few specifics, particularly about Asia. Some experts think the United States may leave much of its Asia force intact.
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The Bush administration has so far failed to generate serious traction behind its latest Middle East peace effort, with the opening session of its Washington conference of Arab and Israeli leaders tentatively scheduled for Nov. 15, according to senior Arab and U.S. officials and former U.S. envoys.
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Analysis: Just as the U.S. missile-defense system has yet to prove itself effective, so too have Washington's policies for dealing with the reclusive regime
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The Bush administration signaled on Saturday that it may accept limited growth within existing Israeli settlements in the West Bank in a shift that could help embattled Prime Minister Ariel Sharon.
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You have to say this for President Bush and his advisers: They are not a timid bunch. They went to war in Iraq with a bold plan to remake the Middle East.
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CRAWFORD, Texas  - The Bush administration  signaled on Saturday that it may accept limited growth within  existing Israeli settlements in the West Bank in a shift that  could help embattled Prime Minister Ariel Sharon.
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But the most important entry on Middle East watchers&#39; list is George W. Bush: in for four more years. The recent death of Arafat, the Palestinian Authority president, creates an opportunity for the United
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President George W. Bush is moving quickly to take advantage of the opening provided by Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat&#39;s death to push for a resumption of Mideast peace talks.
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The death of Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat gives the Bush administration a rare diplomatic opening in the stalled Middle East peace process, though the extent and reach of the U.S. involvement is still to be determined, administration officials said.
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WASHINGTON &#151; More than two years ago, President Bush cut off all U.S. contact with Yasser Arafat, considering him failed and corrupt. He never invited the Palestinian leader to the White House even as he held out hopes of helping the Palestinians achieve statehood.
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THE prospect of George W. Bush spending four more years in the White House drew mixed reactions and a dose of caution in the troubled Middle East today.
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Analysis: Making nice with Iran may be key to helping the U.S. out of a mess in Iraq, but that would require compromises that Israel -- and Administration hawks -- will resist