President Obama meets with President of the Palestinian Authority Mahmoud Abbas in Washington
U.S. President Barack Obama (R) meets with President of the Palestinian Authority Mahmoud Abbas in the Oval Office at the White House in Washington on May 28, 2009. (UPI Photo/Michael Reynolds/Pool)
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