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Another President, Another Try for Middle East Peace
Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu are together again for the first time in almost two years. How long will it last? What’s the role of Iran? How great is the risk for Obama? Also, another off-shore explosion in the Gulf of Mexico, and a British view of Tony Blair's new memoir.
By Warren Olney • • 50m ListenPalestinian President Mahmoud Abbas and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu are together again for the first time in almost two years. How long will it last? What’s the role of Iran? How great is the risk for Obama? Also, another off-shore explosion in the Gulf of Mexico, and Britain's former Prime Minister Tony Blair was forced from office by his own party. We hear how his new memoir is being received in England.
Banner image: President Barack Obama talks with Palestinian President Abbas and Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu at the conclusion of a statement to the press in the White House, September 1, 2010. Official White House Photo: Chuck Kennedy
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2 storiesAnother Oil Rig Blows in Gulf of Mexico
An offshore platform in the Gulf of Mexico exploded and caught fire today. All 13 workers are said to be safe, but one reportedly was injured. Ben Casselman, who has reported extensively on the BP disaster, is with the Wall Street Journal .
Read the story8 minTony Blair's Memoirs: Was He a Closet Conservative?
He was Prime Minister longer than any other head of the Labour Party, but his colleagues forced him from office early and he was succeeded by Gordon Brown, who led the party to recent defeat. Tony Blair 's memoir has appeared just as Labour is about to elect a new leader.
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