CONDOLEEZA RICE MEETS NABIH BERRI
On a surprise visit to Lebanon U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice meets with prominent Amal (Workers) Leader and Shia Moslem Speaker of Parliament Nabih Berri at his home in Beirut, Monday July 24, 2006. The U.S. is looking to Berri to take a greater role in containing Hezbollah. After her visit to Lebanon, Rice will continue on to Israel to meet with officials there. Tens of thousands of foreign nations have fled Lebanon over the past two weeks to escape the bombing throughout the country. (UPI Photo)
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