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WASHINGTON (AP) - President Bush spoke from Air Force One Monday with Saad Hariri, leader of the majority party in Lebanon's parliament, partly about the Lebanese Army's showdown with Palestinian militants.
National security adviser Stephen Hadley, speaking to reporters as Bush was traveling to Prague, said that Hariri requested the conversation. Hadley said he expressed his appreciation for U.S. support in arranging an international tribunal to prosecute suspects in the assassination of his father, former Prime Minister Rafik Hariri.
"He also expressed appreciation for the support the United States is providing to the Lebanese armed forces as they deal with the security challenge associated with the refugee camp where they are engaged with dealing with extremist forces around that camp," Hadley said
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