Mr.Abbas now heads a more moderate Palestinian government in the West Bank that supports the peace process with Israel.

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But the process has been stalled by Mr.Yar'Adua's absence from Nigeria in the past few weeks.

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(Speech) Speaking at the weekly Cabinet meeting, Mr.Netanyahu said the Palestinians' rejection of his offer shows they are an obstacle to the peace process.

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Mr Perry said the constitutional process meant Mr Idaikkadar, who replaced the former leader after he resigned, was only due to be in place until the next annual council meeting, when a new election would take place.

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The embassy Americans were eventually freed as a result of painstaking negotiation, a process Mr Vance had pressed for.

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With student preferences in hand, the school seeks out companies that could be a match, a process Mr. Sanghvi likens to a feature on Amazon.com Inc.

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