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 WASHINGTON (AP) - Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert is hoping his promises to grant his Palestinian counterpart a series of goodwill gestures will bolster the new government in the West Bank after Hamas militants' bloody takeover of the Gaza Strip.
Both President Bush and Olmert heaped praise on Mahmoud Abbas as they began their meeting Tuesday at the White House.
"He has spoken out for moderation," Bush said, speaking of Abbas in the Oval Office with Olmert at his side. "He is a voice that is a reasonable voice amongst the extremists in your neighborhood."
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