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Jill Biden, the wife of US Vice President Joe Biden, shakes hands with a young Palestinian patient at the Augusta Victoria hospital in Arab east Jerusalem. US Vice President Joe Biden met Palestinian leaders on Wednesday, telling them Israel's decision to expand settlement activity in east Jerusalem is undermining the peace efforts he is promoting.
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US Vice President Joe Biden and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu sit down for dinner at the prime minister's residence in Jerusalem on March 9. Biden had hoped his meetings in Jerusalem and Ramallah would serve to boost the indirect talks Israel and the Palestinians have agreed to hold after a 14-month hiatus in peace negotiations.
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VIDEO: US Vice President Joe Biden on Tuesday pledged Washington's full commitment to Israel's security while throwing his weight behind a renewal of Middle East peace talks after a 14-month hiatus. Biden was speaking after after talks with hawkish Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in Jerusalem. Duration:00:46
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US Defense Secretary Robert Gates, seen here on March 3, arrived in Riyadh for talks expected to focus on Iran's nuclear programme and Washington's push for tough sanctions against Tehran.
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US President Barack Obama visits a software company in Virginia. The United States said it would expose "troublesome" foreign trade barriers in a strategy to prise open markets for doubling American exports to ease an unemployment crisis at home
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US President Barack Obama speaks alongside Greek Prime Minister George Papandreou during an event honoring the upcoming Greek Independence Day in the East Room of the White House in Washington, DC. Papandreou said Tuesday that Obama offered a "positive" verdict on European plans to thwart speculators blamed for deepening Greece's crisis.
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US President Barack Obama arrives alongside Greek Prime Minister George Papandreou for an event honoring the upcoming Greek Independence Day in the East Room of the White House in Washington, DC. Papandreou said Tuesday that Obama offered a "positive" verdict on European plans to thwart speculators blamed for deepening Greece's crisis.
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US President Barack Obama chats with House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer at the White House in Washington, DC in February 2010. The White House and Hoyer, one of its top allies in the US Congress, feuded Tuesday over a target date for enacting President Barack Obama's historic but embattled health care reform bill this month.
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Protesters display placards supporting US President Barack Obama's healthcare reform during a demonstration in Washington, DC. The White House and one of its top allies in the US Congress feuded Tuesday over a target date for enacting President Barack Obama's historic but embattled health care reform bill this month.
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US Vice President Joe Biden speaks alongside wife Dr. Jill Biden following a visit to the Yad Vashem Holocaust museum in Jerusalem. Israel approved on Tuesday building 1,600 new settler homes in east Jerusalem, announcing the move as Biden met top Israeli officials to boost renewed peace efforts.
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US Vice President Joe Biden shakes hands with Israeli opposition and Kadima party leader Tzipi Livni prior to a meeting at a hotel in Jerusalem. Israel approved on Tuesday building 1,600 new settler homes in east Jerusalem, announcing the move as Biden met top Israeli officials to boost renewed peace efforts.
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US Vice President Joe Biden shakes hands with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu prior to their meeting at the Prime Minister's residence in Jerusalem. Israel approved on Tuesday building 1,600 new settler homes in east Jerusalem, announcing the move as Biden met top Israeli officials to boost renewed peace efforts.
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