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U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice, left, and Israel’s Defense Minister and Labor party leader Ehud Barak, right, shake hands during their meeting in Jerusalem, Friday, Nov. 7, 2008. Rice all but conceded that an Israeli-Palestinian peace deal by a year-end deadline is no longer possible, but said it was important for the next U.S. and Israeli leaders to maintain momentum and support for the negotiations. (AP) |