Obama Netanyahu cling to peace talks without concessions
In a tense Oval Office session Obama urged land swaps toward a Palestinian state based on pre 1967 lines, while Netanyahu rejected returning to those indefensible borders. Both leaders acknowledged disagreements but pressed for progress amid regional upheavals and Hamas being excluded as a peace partner.
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Yemeni president Saleh calls for early elections
Yemeni President Ali Abdullah Saleh urged new elections in Sanaa after rejecting a Gulf plan to end his rule. The move, delivered to cheering supporters, scuttles hopes for a rapid resolution to months of protests and the GCC mediation effort.
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Al-Qaida eyed oil tankers as targets
U S officials said bin Laden's files described a plan to hijack and blow up oil tankers at sea to provoke a sudden economic crisis. The idea, deemed an al Qaida fantasy, prompted a confidential alert to police and energy firms about tankers, construction details, and timing in spring and summer.
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High Water Makes Mississippi Dangerous to Navigate
Veteran river pilot Travis Morace has spent twenty years on the Mississippi but says the spring floods have created a record high, feeding debris and a swift downstream current. He pilots the Bettye M. Jenkins near Vidalia Louisiana, describing whitecaps and whirlpools while warning of the river’s threats.
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