Bush: Palestinian state possible in four years
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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 Bush vowed on Friday to  use the next four years to help establish a Palestinian state,  and he and British Prime Minister Tony Blair said they would  help craft a post-Arafat strategy for making it happen.
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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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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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As Yasser Arafat was buried, President Bush said Friday there is &#39;&#39;a great chance&#39;&#39; to create an independent Palestinian state within four years after decades of frustration.
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US President George W Bush is discussing the Palestinian Territories in talks with Israeli PM Ehud Olmert.
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President Bush intends to reaffirm his commitment to Mideast peace and outline how the U.S. can help the Palestinian leadership make the transition to a viable state that can exist with Israel, a White House aide said Sunday.
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The US is gearing up for possible re-engagement in an Israeli-Palestinian peace process that has been on hold for most of the last four years because of a Palestinian terrorism war and Israeli countermeasures.
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NEW YORK, Sept. 24 -- President Bush expressed confidence Monday that his vision of a Palestinian state is still "achievable" as he opened a diplomatic mission to promote his Middle East peace plan, increase pressure on Burma and reposition himself on climate change.
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US President George W. Bush said that he saw a &quot;great chance&quot; to create an independent Palestinian state living at peace with Israel by the time he leaves office in 2009.
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As Yasser Arafat was buried, President Bush said Friday there is &quot;a great chance&quot; to create an independent Palestinian state within four years after decades of frustration.
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Secretary of State Colin L. Powell said substantial steps toward creation of a Palestinian state could not be considered until after Israel withdraws from the Gaza Strip next year.
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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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The Palestinian prime minister urged the United States on Friday to stick to its original 2005 deadline for Palestinian statehood, arguing that President Bush's recent proposal to extend it by as much as four years will give Israel time to grab more land in the disputed West Bank.
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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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With his chances to advance Middle East peace dwindling, President Bush on Monday will push again for a democratic Palestinian homeland that can coexist with Israel.
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President George W. Bush was the first US president to call for an independent Palestinian state and has pledged that his administration, unlike its predecessors, won&#39;t shore up Arab dictators.