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• Bush invites new Lebanese president to White House

  - 2008-05-26

  WASHINGTON AFP — US President George W. Bush Monday invited incoming Lebanese President Michel Sleiman to Washington for talks after congratulating him on taking office, Bush's spokesman said. "The president invited President Sleiman to come to Washington so the two leaders can meet to discuss issues of strategic importance...

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• Bush meets Saudi FM at White House

  - 2008-02-15

  WASHINGTON AFP — US President George W. Bush held talks here Friday with Saudi Foreign Minister Saud al-Faisal on what was expected to touch on the Palestinian-Israeli peace process and Lebanon, officials said. White House spokesman Scott Stanzel said Bush planned to meet the Saudi foreign minister in the...

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• White House condemns attack in Lebanon

  - 2008-01-25

  WASHINGTON AFP — The White House on Friday strongly condemned the attack that killed four people, including a senior Lebanese intelligence officer investigating deaths largely blamed on Syria. "We strongly condemn the terrorist bombing in Beirut today that killed a police captain and many other Lebanese," spokeswoman Dana Perino...

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• US mulling more military aid to Lebanon: White House

  - 2007-06-04

  ABOARD AIR FORCE ONE AFP — The United States may provide Lebanon's armed forces with more military aid in their battle against Islamists holed up in a northern refugee camp, the White House said Monday. "There are some additional items that are already under consideration that we are talking...

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• US protesters to stage Easter 'cluster-bomb' hunt

  - 2007-04-07

  WASHINGTON AFP — US peace activists said Friday they plan to stage an Easter "cluster-bomb" hunt outside the White House to demand that Washington implement a ban on the deadly munitions. "We are inviting families to search for replicas of these cluster bombs hidden in the park. It's a...

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• Merkel, Bush to hold talks on January 4

  - 2006-12-29

  CRAWFORD, United States AFP — German Chancellor Angela Merkel will visit Washington on January 4 for talks with US President George W. Bush on issues like the stalled Middle East peace process, the two governments said. They will also take up efforts to quell violence in Afghanistan and Iraq, Iran's...

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• Bush frees 13.5 million dollars for Lebanon

  - 2006-08-21

  WASHINGTON AFP — US President George W. Bush made up to 13.5 million dollars available to help Lebanon cope with urgent humanitarian needs such as refugee assistance, the White House said. "It is important to the national interest that up to 13.5 million dollars be made available from the...

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• Thousands protest Lebanon war outside White House

  - 2006-08-12

  WASHINGTON AFP — Thousands of people demonstrated outside the White House to protest Israel's US-backed military operations in Lebanon and the Palestinian territories. The protests also spread to California, where several hundred demonstrators denouncing Israel faced off against a similar number of people supporting the Jewish state in the...

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• Immediate ceasefire not on agenda: White House

  - 2006-08-01

  WASHINGTON AFP — The White House said that an immediate ceasefire in Lebanon was not on the agenda, but downplayed differences with France on the urgency of ending the fighting. "An immediate ceasefire is something that at this point doesn't seem to be in the cards. Neither side is...

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• White House urges Israeli restraint after Qana bombing

  - 2006-07-30

  WASHINGTON AFP — The White House offered condolences for the deaths of more than 50 civilians in Israeli air raids on the Lebanese village of Qana, and insisted that only a permanent ceasefire would prevent the additional loss of innocent life. "This was a horrible event," chief White House...

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