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Olmert, Jordanian king to discuss peace

Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert and Jordan’s King Abdullah II planned to break away from a conference on the Israel-Palestinian conflict Tuesday for their own private talks that would be the highest-level dialogue yet on a sweeping Arab peace proposal. A breakthrough would provide a welcome boost to the embattled Olmert, but new Gaza violence and the Israeli leader’s domestic woes could make it difficult to move things forward. Full Story