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Peace Prospects in the Middle East, and in the Democratic Party
Ohio and Texas might settle the Democratic nomination today -- and then they might not. Can Secretary Rice get the Annapolis peace process back on track? Will the contest between Obama and Clinton come to an end or continue for weeks to come?
The political world is focused today on Ohio and Texas, which could decide the Democratic presidential nomination. Will voting processes delay the outcome? Has the press corps turned against Obama? What about subterranean issues? Also, Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice is in the Middle East, attempting to re-open the Peace talks.
Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas meets with US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice in Ramallah, West Bank. Photo: Thaer Ganaim/PPO via Getty Images