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    War and Peace - and the Israeli Election

    President Obama wants to revive the peace process between Israel and the Palestinians, but Israel's new government may not go along. That's if predictions about tomorrow's elections turn out to be true. Also, President Obama goes on the road to sell his stimulus plan. Why are Republicans just saying “no?”

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    By Warren Olney • Feb 9, 2009 • 1h 0m Listen

    President Obama wants to revive the peace process between Israel and the Palestinians, but Israel's new government may not go along. That's if predictions about tomorrow's elections turn out to be true. We hear about the mood of the people, what the candidates are saying and what the results might mean for the Middle East and American policy. Also, Obama's stimulus plan and Republican opposition to it. Is it driving a wedge between a popular new president and his colleagues in Congress?


    Banner image: Secret Service bodyguards escort ultra-nationalist Israeli politician Avigdor Lieberman, who heads of the right-wing Yisrael Beitinu party, away from the Western Wall after he prayed at Judaism's holiest site. Photo: David Silverman/Getty Images

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      Warren Olney

      former KCRW broadcaster

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