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To: LindyBill who wrote (175094)7/31/2006 3:20:34 AM
From: KLP   of 793917
 
Well, this gives everyone some time...The UN might be quicker than usual~~heh!: Rice to Push for Mideast Truce Through UN

Jul 31, 2:08 AM EDT
By KATHERINE SHRADER
Associated Press Writer


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JERUSALEM (AP) -- Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice said Monday she will push for a cease-fire and a "lasting settlement" in the conflict between Lebanon and Israel through a U.N. Security Council resolution this week.

"I am convinced that only by achieving both will the Lebanese people be able to control their country and their future, and the people of Israel finally be able to live free of attack from terrorist groups in Lebanon," Rice told reporters here before departing for Washington.

For eight days, Rice has been in meetings around the globe, trying to find a consensus to end the 20 days of fighting between Israel and Lebanon-based Hezbollah. She said the U.N. resolution that she will call for will include a cease-fire, political components to address issues that have repeatedly sparked fighting between the two countries and the authorization of an international force to help secure Lebanon.

Rice did not provide significant ...Cont'd at link above.....
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