Rice plans to boost funding for Abbas forces
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U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice said on Friday she would ask the U.S. Congress for tens of millions of dollars to strengthen the security forces of Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas.
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Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice  said Monday that Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon and new  Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas would visit the White House  for talks in the spring.
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The Bush administration, as part of a renewed push for peace in the Middle East, plans to give $20 million in U.S. aid directly to the Palestinian Authority, sources familiar with the plan said Wednesday.
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Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice put Washington's heft behind new Mideast peace overtures on Tuesday, scheduling an unexpected meeting with Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas this week.
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President Bush approved yesterday $20 million in direct aid to the Palestinian Authority, as part of a broader White House strategy to pursue peace in the Middle East following Yasser Arafat&#39;s death.
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Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice hopes to drive the Israelis and Palestinians closer to peace in Jerusalem on Sunday on her first visit as secretary of state to the heart of their conflict.
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RAMALLAH, West Bank  - Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas, bolstered by a visit by U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice, said on Wednesday he might dissolve the Hamas-led government and unity talks with the group were dead.
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The Bush administration plans to  announce as early as Tuesday that it will seek about $80  billion in new funding for military operations this year in  Iraq and Afghanistan, pushing the total for both conflicts to  almost $300 billion so far.
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President George W. Bush will announce $190 million in new aid to the Fatah-led government of Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas, a U.S. official said on Monday.
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The Bush administration told  Congress on Thursday it would provide an initial $41 million in  aid to the Palestinians in an immediate show of support for  newly-elected President Mahmoud Abbas.
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The expansion would be part of a $26 million plan to shore up the Palestinian leaderÂs position, according to donors.
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The United States is considering expanding assistance beyond Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas's presidential guard to members of the largest force under his command, Western and Palestinian officials said.
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US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice is to meet Palestinian leader Mahmoud Abbas on her Middle East tour.
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RAMALLAH, West Bank  - President Mahmoud Abbas will appeal to U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice to soften objections to a Palestinian unity government that could block a new peace push before it starts, aides said on Saturday.
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The Bush administration yesterday resumed direct aid to the Palestinian Authority to pay its electricity bill to Israel and separately promised funds to support next month&#39;s presidential election.
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West Bank expansion may complicate Secretary Rice's aim for Israeli-Palestinian talks.
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The Bush administration on Wednesday  announced it was giving $20 million in direct aid to the  Palestinian Authority to help it through a financial crisis.