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Gibbs: 'No grand expectations' for Mideast talks

Sep. 21, 2009
The White House says it has "no grand expectations" for President Barack Obama's meeting Tuesday with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas. Obama will meet separately with each leader, then hold three-way talks...
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