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    Rice seeks to defuse attack aftermath
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    CFR-Brookings report reveals Obama's Mideast strategy
    CFR-Brookings report reveals Obama's Mideast strategy
    Israelis and Palestinians alike should be in no doubt. The new report on the Middle East from the Brookings Institution and the Council on Foreign Relations is no mere straw in the wind: It spells out in considerable detail what the Obama administration's strategy and priorities for Iran and the Israeli-Arab peace process are going to be.
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    CFR-Brookings report reveals Obama's Mideast strategy
    CFR-Brookings report reveals Obama's Mideast strategy
    WASHINGTON, Dec. 3 (UPI) --
    Israelis and Palestinians alike should be in no doubt. The new report on the Middle East from the Brookings Institution and the Council on Foreign Relations is no mere straw in the wind: It spells out in considerable detail what the Obama administration's strategy and priorities for Iran and the Israeli-Arab peace process are going to be.
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