Bush says Israel defeated Hezbollah
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President Bush said Monday that Israel defeated Hezbollah's guerrillas in the monthlong Mideast war and that the Islamic militants were to blame for the deaths of hundreds of Lebanese civilians.
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President Bush said Monday any Mideast cease-fire must prevent Hezbollah from strengthening its grip in southern Lebanon, asserting "it's time to address root causes of problems."
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Bolstered by a hard-fought election victory, President Bush says the United States will vigorously pursue wars in Iraq and against terror and will not retreat from trying to spread democracy through the Middle East.
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Developments Monday in Israel's offensive against Hezbollah militants in Lebanon:
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Developments Sunday in Israel's offensive against Hezbollah militants in Lebanon:
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TEL AVIV, Jan.9--President Bush on Wednesday launched his first visit to Israel since becoming president, exchanging warm words of support with Prime Minister Ehud Olmert and others as he began a final push for an Israeli-Palestinian peace deal before leaving office next year.
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US President Bush says he is ready to pressure Middle East peace negotiators, as he makes his first visit to Israel.
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President Bush held up Israel as a model for defining success in Iraq, saying Thursday the U.S. goal there is not to eliminate attacks but to enable a democracy that can function despite violence.
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President Bush declined Thursday to criticize Israel's tactics in its continuing offensive against Hezbollah guerrillas in southern Lebanon, and gave a sharp condemnation of Iran's role in the bloody fighting.
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Hezbollah shot down an Israeli military helicopter in southern Lebanon on Saturday, and Israeli security officials said casualties were reported.
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President George W. Bush ends a Middle East trip on Wednesday in which he told regional allies that Iran is a threat, Israeli-Palestinian peace efforts need support, and high oil prices are in no one's interest.
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President Bush, closing his eight-day trip to the Mideast, said "nations in the neighborhood" are willing to help Israelis and Palestinians reach a Mideast peace deal
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It wasn&#039;t meant to be overheard. Private luncheon conversations among world leaders, picked up by a microphone, provided a rare window into both banter and substance &amp;#151; including President Bush cursing Hezbollah&#039;s attacks against Israel.
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Iran's supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, in a message to Hezbollah leader Sheik Hassan Nasrallah, described the group's resistance against Israel's military onslaught a "victory" for Islam.
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President Bush declared the Iraqi election a triumphant moment in his effort to spur democracy throughout the Middle East.
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US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice arrived in Israel Sunday, delivering Bush's two-state vision.
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George Bush says he sees 'a new opportunity for peace here in the holy land' as he begins his first visit to Israel as the US president