Impasse overshadows Mideast summit, Rice
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Hoping to turn the page on six years of stalled Mideast negotiations, the U.S. instead found itself boxed in Sunday by a characteristically complex political impasse involving ally Israel and the Palestinians.
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Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice said Tuesday she is optimistic about the chances for Israel and the Palestinians to reach accommodation, in part because of a new thirst for peace throughout the Middle East, but cautioned that "there is still a long road ahead."
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Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice  urged Israel and the Palestinians to seize a "time of  opportunity" as she pledged renewed U.S. commitment to Middle  East peacemaking before the two sides' landmark summit.
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US Secretary of State Rice spent four days in the region trying to iron out differences between Israeli and Palestinian leaders ahead of November peace talks.
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WASHINGTON -- Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice said yesterday that there cannot be peace in the Middle East unless the Palestinians gain a state that satisfies their aspirations.
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JERUSALEM -- US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice hosted an Israeli-Palestinian summit here yesterday, but the session produced little beyond promises to uphold past agreements and meet again soon.
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JERUSALEM, Feb. 19 -- Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice on Monday hosted talks between Israeli and Palestinian leaders on ways to build an independent Palestinian state, but the summit appeared to yield little but a pledge to meet again.
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Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice said yesterday that the formation of a Palestinian unity government that includes the Hamas militant group complicates her high-profile peace mission this weekend, strongly suggesting that the new government falls short of standards that would allow a resumption...
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WASHINGTON - Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice said yesterday that a "two-state solution" in the Middle East is in jeopardy and described a narrow window of opportunity to push Israel and the Palestinians toward peace.
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U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice launched a new push to revive peace moves between Israel and the Palestinians with the United States under pressure from Arab allies to make it a priority.
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RAMALLAH, West Bank  - Condoleezza Rice takes her shuttle diplomacy to the Palestinian leadership on Thursday as she works to narrow their differences with Israel before Washington hosts a major Middle East peace conference.
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ANKARA/JERUSALEM  - Secretary of State Condoleezza  Rice said on Saturday Washington was ready to help Middle East  peacemaking but the best outcome would be for Israelis and  Palestinians to go on making progress on their own.
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U.S. President George W. Bush called on Monday for a Middle East peace conference bringing together Israel, the Palestinians and some Arab neighbors and led by Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice.
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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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A heated exchange between Rice and Abbas had the Palestinian President considering boycotting the meeting he now characterizes as "a big, big failure"
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U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice arrived in Israel on Saturday in an uphill bid to revive stalled peace talks after Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas issued a defiant appeal for acceptance of his pact with Hamas.
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JERUSALEM, Feb. 19--When Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice decided last month she wanted to host a summit with Israeli and Palestinian leaders, one of the big questions was: Where?