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U.S. Secretary of State Condolezzaa Rice, left, delivers a closing statement to the media at the Middle East conference in Annapolis, Md., Tuesday Nov. 27, 2007. Israeli and Palestinian leaders agreed Tuesday to immediately resume long-stalled talks toward a deal by the end of 2008, using a U.S.-hosted Mideast peace conference to launch their first negotiations in seven years. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak)