AP – The Obama administration is making a final effort to avert a diplomatic crisis over a Palestinian drive to win U.N. recognition as an independent state that threatens to provoke a regional meltdown and further isolate Israel, the top U.S. ally in the Mideast.
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US in last-ditch bid to avert new Mideast crisis
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AP – President Barack Obama says Moammar Gadhafi must recognize his time is over in Libya, and a leading State Department diplomat says it’s “only a matter of time” before the besieged ruler is history.
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US Diplomat: Gadhafi’s whereabouts not yet known
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AP – As Egypt’s army led a hoped-for drive to democracy, President Barack Obama sent his senior military adviser to the Mideast to reassure allies in Jordan, also facing rumblings of civil unrest, and Israel, which sees its security at stake in a wider Arab world transformation.
Reuters – With a diplomatic push from U.S. President Barack Obama, Israeli and the Palestinian leaders will start direct peace talks on Thursday shadowed by skepticism on all sides and fresh violence in the volatile West Bank.
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Israel, Palestinians set for face-to-face talks
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