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Is There a New Road to Middle East Peace?
Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu is at the White House today for the first in a string of meetings that will help define President Obama’s policies in the Middle East. Also, Sri Lanka’s rebel Tamil Tigers are routed and their leader killed, and the Bush Administration and the Rumsfeld legacy.
By Warren Olney • • 50m ListenIsraeli Prime Minister Netanyahu is at the White House today for the first in a string of meetings that will help define President Obama’s policies in the Middle East. Also, Sri Lanka’s rebel Tamil Tigers are routed and their leader killed, and former Bush aides take aides take aim at former Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld.
Banner image: US President Barack Obama (R) meets with Israeli Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu (L) in the Oval Office of the White House. Photo: Alex Wong/Getty Images
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3 storiesSri Lankan Rebel Group Routed, Leader Killed
The Army of Sri Lanka, the island nation off the southeast tip of India, has killed the leader of one of the world's deadliest guerilla armies.
Read the story8 minIs There a New Road to Middle East Peace?
At the White House today, President Obama met with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, starting off several intense weeks of Middle East diplomacy that will culminate with President Obama's speech to the Muslim world from Egypt next month.
Read the story38 minRumsfeld's Peers Speak Out
Former Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld says history will judge him kindly, but former colleagues in the Bush Administration are beginning to speak out. Robert Draper is author of Dead Certain , a book based in part on six hours of interviews with former President Bush and others, including cabinet members.
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