Rice faces uphill battle on new Mideast push
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U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice will try this week to cajole Israelis and Palestinians to take bold steps ahead of a U.S. peace conference this year but experts predict an uphill battle.
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As President Bush presses Iraq to step up security efforts, Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice is turning her attention to a second U.S. front in the Middle East: cementing a long-stalled peace deal between Israel and the Palestinians.
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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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DEAD SEA, Jordan  - U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice pushed Israelis and Palestinians on Thursday to broaden their fragile ceasefire as Arab nations urged her to press Israel to ease restrictions in the occupied West Bank.
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JERUSALEM -- Questions over how to deal with the proposed Palestinian unity government overshadowed preparations yesterday for a meeting between Israeli and Palestinian leaders today that US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice hopes can restart peace talks.
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WASHINGTON -- Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice will visit the Middle East next week to press Israeli-Palestinian peace efforts amid doubts from some Arab states about the usefulness of an international meeting she plans to host in the fall, the State Department said Wednesday.
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Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice is renewing efforts to revive stalled Mideast peace talks, visiting the region this week for the first time since a U.N.-brokered cease-fire halted Israel's war with Hezbollah militants.
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Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice will launch a new effort to forge a Palestinian state by seeking an endorsement today from a rare Washington meeting of a high-level group that monitors Middle East peace.
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JERUSALEM, Feb. 18 -- Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice on Sunday shuttled between meetings with Palestinian and Israeli leaders, seeking to lay the groundwork for a successful three-way summit Monday in the face of Israeli anger at a new Palestinian government that includes the militant group...
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U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice   would return to the Middle East this weekend if needed, U.S.   officials said on Friday, as calls grew across the world for an   end to the war between Israel and Hizbollah.
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In a sign of a new U.S. push for  Middle East peace, Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice will  visit the region in early February on her first trip in her new  job, U.S. officials said on Thursday.
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Condoleezza Rice will visit the  Middle East and Europe next month on her first trip as U.S.  secretary of state to make a new push on Middle East peace and  to mend ties with European allies, officials said on Thursday.
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LONDON, Oct. 7 -- It was a tough week for Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice in the Middle East. On four issues pivotal to the future of the world's most volatile region, U.S. diplomatic efforts made no visible progress or came up against unexpected resistance during her five-day tour, according...
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US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice is to meet Israeli and Palestinian leaders for a rare three-way summit.
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WEST BANK, Oct. 4 -- Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice pledged Wednesday to "redouble" U.S. efforts to alleviate the economic plight of Palestinians facing escalating tensions and the threat of a humanitarian crisis. But U.S. officials cautioned not to expect any significant breakthroughs as...
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Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice embarks on a new U.S. push to revive peace moves between Israel and the Palestinians on Wednesday after being criticized for not doing enough to resolve the conflict.
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JERUSALEM, Sept. 20 -- Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice said Thursday the U.S.-backed peace conference proposed for later this year must "advance the cause of a Palestinian state," but she acknowledged that much work remains to be done before Israeli and Palestinian officials agree on an agenda...