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May 13th, 2008
Posted: 09:08 AM ET
WASHINGTON (CNN) — President Bush leaves for the Middle East on Tuesday to celebrate the United States’ ties with its top allies in the region — Israel, Saudi Arabia, Egypt and Jordan. During talks with the leaders of those countries, Bush is expected address two major topics — regional security and rising oil prices. The trip comes as diplomats work to help Israel and the Palestinians move toward a peace agreement. It also comes amid a new outbreak in violence in Lebanon, whose Western-backed government faces a new revolt from Hezbollah. |
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