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Rice Leaves Israel with Little Progress from Peace Talks
Condoleezza Rice had little to say today after a much-awaited meeting with leaders of Israel and the Palestinians. Why were no issues resolved? Is Middle East peace any closer? What does Saudi Arabia have to do with it? Also, suicide bombers defy a security crackdown that Iraqi leaders claimed was working. On Reporter's Notebook, how did reverence for past presidents turn into a stampede for bargains on Presidents Day?
By Warren Olney • • 1h 0m ListenCondoleezza Rice had little to say today after a much-awaited meeting with leaders of Israel and the Palestinians. Why were no issues resolved? Is Middle East peace any closer? What does Saudi Arabia have to do with it? Also, suicide bombers defy a security crackdown that Iraqi leaders claimed was working. On Reporter's Notebook, how did reverence for past presidents turn into a stampede for bargains on Presidents Day?
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3 storiesSuicide Bombers Attack US Base North of Baghdad
In Baghdad yesterday, two suicide bombers killed at least 62 people in the first major violence since a security crackdown Iraqi leaders claimed was working. Today, 11 were killed in a Shiite neighborhood. North of the city, three suicide bombers struck an American combat post, killing two Americans and wounding 17. Bobby Ghosh is Baghdad…
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