Powell leaving, Mideast struggle staying
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Rabat, Morocco -- Colin Powell ended what may be his last overseas trip as US secretary of state here Saturday, struggling with the same issues that consumed so much of his four years in office -- the Israeli-Palestinian conflict and peace and reform in
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Israel and the Palestinians were  unmoved by the resignation on Monday of Secretary of State  Colin Powell, widely seen as having taken a back seat to the  White House in steering Washington's Middle East policy.
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US Secretary of State Colin Powell gestures during a press conference at the end of a two-day conference focusing on Iraq&#39;s stabilization at the Red Sea resort of Sharm el-Sheik, Egypt, Tuesday, Nov. 23, 2004.
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Secretary of State Colin Powell, one of the Bush administration's most respected members abroad, announced his resignation after four years of often-losing policy battles with his hawkish colleagues over Iraq and other issues.
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US Secretary of State Colin Powell says there is a new opportunity for peace, following Yasser Arafat&#39;s death, but says Palestinians and Israelis must follow the &quot;road map.
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US Secretary of State Colin Powell has continued his latest Middle East peace mission, urging Israeli and Palestinian leaders to make the most of new chances.
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Four years ago this weekend, then-Secretary of State Madeleine K. Albright visited North Korea, in what appeared to be a breakthrough in U.S. relations with the reclusive Stalinist government. Today, Secretary of State Colin L. Powell leaves on what may be his last official visit to East Asia -- hopping through Japan, China and South Korea over three days -- with the crisis over North Korea's nuclear ambitions at the top of his agenda.
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US Secretary of State Colin Powell appealed to Palestinian President Yasser Arafat on Thursday to step aside for the sake of achieving his lifetime goal of a Palestinian state.
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Secretary of State Colin Powell  appealed to Palestinian President Yasser Arafat on Thursday to  step aside for the sake of achieving his lifetime goal of a  Palestinian state.
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Secretary of State Colin Powell,  widely respected in a world often wary of America's superpower  diplomacy, resigned on Monday.
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WASHINGTON (CP) - Secretary of State Colin Powell, a moderate voice among cabinet hardliners who remained popular despite a global tide of anti-Americanism sparked by the Iraq war, is stepping down as the top US diplomat.
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FOREIGN Minister Alexander Downer has praised the work of outgoing US Secretary of State Colin Powell. Mr Powell resigned today as the top United States diplomat but expects to stay on until his successor is in place.
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JERUSALEM - In a drive to jump-start the moribund peace process, Secretary of State Colin Powell arrived here Sunday for talks with Israeli and Palestinian leaders about steps to help carry out the Palestinian political transition after the death of
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WASHINGTON - The resignation of Secretary of State Colin Powell sends a bad signal to the rest of the world. It means that right-wing ideologues who believe in pre-emptive war and who ignore international
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Secretary of State Colin Powell&#39;s resignation and the reported selection of National Security Advisor Condoleeza Rice as his successor is being watched with great interest in the Middle East.
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The world thought Bush must have a more sophisticated side if he had chosen Powell to manage diplomacy. Now Powell has gone, and his replacement Condoleezza Rice&#39;s feel for the broader issues is in question.
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JEDDAH, 16 November 2004 - With Colin Powell stepping down, changes that were bound to happen in the second Bush administration are reaching the higher echelons of the Cabinet.