Dennis Ross meets Nethanyahu

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.

WASHINGTON, Nov. 24 (UPI) -- Sen. Hillary Clinton had better order up lots of late night coffee and round-the-clock pizza when she replaces Condoleezza Rice as secretary of state: Around the world, threats to U.S. national security and global interests have metastasized. Cleaning up those messes will make mucking out the Augean Stables look easy.

NEW YORK, Sept. 22 (UPI) -- The U.S. presidential election may overshadow Iran's nuclear aspirations, but the threat the Mideast nation poses is real, four ex-government officials said.

WASHINGTON, March 30 (UPI) -- An upswing in violence in Iraq has reverberated on the presidential campaign trail, with candidates staking their positions on the war, a former diplomat says.

WASHINGTON, March 16 (UPI) -- U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice was an intermediary between Hamas and the Israeli government during her recent trip to the Middle East, officials said.

WASHINGTON, Oct. 27 (UPI) -- U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice prepared for an upcoming Middle East peace summit by meeting with two former U.S. presidents.

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