President Barack Obama meets with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, left, and Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas, in New York, Tuesday, Sept. 22, 2009, on the sidelines of the United Nations General Assembly. AP Photo logo AP Photo 4 months ago

President Barack Obama meets with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, left, and Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas, in New York, Tuesday, Sept. 22, 2009, on the sidelines of the United Nations General Assembly.

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  1. U.S. Middle East envoy George Mitchell, left, shake hands with Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas after their in the West Bank city of Ramallah, Friday, Jan. 22, 2010. President Barack Obama's Mideast envoy failed Friday to lure Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas back to peace talks with Israel, as Abbas stuck to his insistence that an Israeli settlement freeze come first.
  2. Palestinian negotiator Saeb Erekat (3rd L) speaks with U.S. Middle East Envoy George Mitchell after Mitchell's meeting with President Mahmoud Abbas (not pictured) in the West Bank city of Ramallah January 22, 2010. Israel and the Palestinians belittled each other's commitment to peace as U.S. President Barack Obama admitted on Thursday he had underrated the difficulty of reviving deadlocked Middle East negotiations.
  3. Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas sits with U.S. Middle East Envoy George Mitchell (L) during their meeting in the West Bank city of Ramallah January 22, 2010. Israel and the Palestinians belittled each other's commitment to peace as U.S. President Barack Obama admitted on Thursday he had underrated the difficulty of reviving deadlocked Middle East negotiations.
  4. Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas (2nd R) shakes hands with U.S. Middle East Envoy George Mitchell after their meeting in the West Bank city of Ramallah January 22, 2010. Israel and the Palestinians belittled each other's commitment to peace as U.S. President Barack Obama admitted on Thursday he had underrated the difficulty of reviving deadlocked Middle East negotiations.
  5. U.S. Middle East Envoy George Mitchell waves to members of the media after his meeting with Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas (not pictured) in the West Bank city of Ramallah January 22, 2010. Israel and the Palestinians belittled each other's commitment to peace as U.S. President Barack Obama admitted on Thursday he had underrated the difficulty of reviving deadlocked Middle East negotiations.
  6. Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas (R) stands with U.S. Middle East Envoy George Mitchell after their meeting in the West Bank city of Ramallah January 22, 2010. Israel and the Palestinians belittled each other's commitment to peace as U.S. President Barack Obama admitted on Thursday he had underrated the difficulty of reviving deadlocked Middle East negotiations.
  7. Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas (R) walks with U.S. Middle East Envoy George Mitchell during their meeting in the West Bank city of Ramallah January 22, 2010, in this picture released by the Palestinian Press Office (PPO). Israel and the Palestinians belittled each other's commitment to peace as U.S. President Barack Obama admitted on Thursday he had underrated the difficulty of reviving deadlocked Middle East negotiations.
  8. U.S. Middle East envoy George Mitchell, left, talks with Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas in the West Bank city of Ramallah, Friday, Jan. 22, 2010. President Barack Obama's Mideast envoy failed Friday to lure Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas back to peace talks with Israel, as Abbas stuck to his insistence that an Israeli settlement freeze come first.
  9. Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas (R) meets Jim Jones, U.S. President Barack Obama's national security adviser, in the West Bank city of Ramallah January 14, 2010. Abbas said he will resist renewed U.S. pressure to resume peace talks unless Israel first fully halts settlement building in the occupied West Bank.

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  2. WASHINGTON - FEBRUARY 06: The swing set used by President Barack Obama's daughters Malia and Sasha is covered in snow at the White House on February 6, 2010 in Washington, DC. The region is expected to get anywhere from 18 inches to 30 inches of snow before the storm moves on.
  3. WASHINGTON - FEBRUARY 06: President Barack Obama's motorcade waits to take him to the Democratic National Committee winter meeting in a heavy snow on the south driveway of the White House on February 6, 2010 in Washington, DC. The region is expected to get anywhere from 18 inches to 30 inches of snow before the storm moves on.
  4. WASHINGTON - FEBRUARY 06: President Barack Obama greets supporters on the rope line after delivering remarks at the Democratic National Committee winter meeting on February 6, 2010 in Washington, DC. Top party officials and supporters gathered for the annual meeting to map out their agenda for the year.
  5. WASHINGTON - FEBRUARY 06: President Barack Obama delivers remarks at the Democratic National Committee winter meeting on February 6, 2010 in Washington, DC. Top party officials and supporters gathered for the annual meeting to map out their agenda for the year.
  6. WASHINGTON - FEBRUARY 06: President Barack Obama, flanked by Democratic National Committee chairman Tim Kaine (L) and Alice Germond, DNC Secretary (R), delivers remarks at the DNC winter meeting on February 6, 2010 in Washington, DC. Top party officials and supporters gathered for the annual meeting to map out their agenda for the year.
  7. Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas, left, gestures to Japanese Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama during their joint press conference at Hatoyama's official residence in Tokyo, Japan, Monday, Feb. 8, 2010. Abbas is on a four-day visit to Japan as part of his Asian tour.
  8. Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas, left, is welcomed by Japanese Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama for their joint press conference at Hatoyama's official residence in Tokyo, Japan, Monday, Feb. 8, 2010. Abbas is on a four-day visit to Japan as part of his Asian tour.
  9. Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas, left, accompanied by Japanese Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama, arrives for their joint press conference at Hatoyama's official residence in Tokyo, Japan, Monday, Feb. 8, 2010. Abbas is on a four-day visit to Japan as part of his Asian tour.
  10. Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas, left, speaks as Japanese Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama listens during their joint press conference at Hatoyama's official residence in Tokyo, Japan, Monday, Feb. 8, 2010. Abbas is on a four-day visit to Japan as part of his Asian tour.
  11. Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas, left, gestures to Japanese Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama during their joint press conference at Hatoyama's official residence in Tokyo, Japan, Monday, Feb. 8, 2010. Abbas is on a four-day visit to Japan as part of his Asian tour.
  12. Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas, left, is welcomed by Japanese Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama for their joint press conference at Hatoyama's official residence in Tokyo, Japan, Monday, Feb. 8, 2010. Abbas is on a four-day visit to Japan as part of his Asian tour.
  13. Lynn Pascoe (2nd L), under-secretary-general of the United Nations for political affairs and a special envoy of U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon to North Korea, poses upon his delegation's arrival at an airport in Pyongyang February 9, 2010 in this photo released by North Korea's KCNA news agency.
  14. Representative of the United Nations Secretary-General to Nepal, and head of the U.N. Mission in Nepal (UNMIN) Karin Landgren (L) speaks at a ceremony to discharge former Maoist fighters in Dahaban, far west Nepal February 8, 2010. The ceremony marked the last stage in the discharge of former Maoist fighters held in the Maoist army cantonment site 5 in Dahaban, as part of a group deemed "disqualified" by United Nations findings in 2007. A total of 2,394 combatants, considered as 'minors' and 'late recruits' had been discharged since the process began on January 7, 2010, according to the United Nations Mission in Nepal (UNMIN).
  15. Representative of the United Nations Secretary-General to Nepal, and head of the U.N. Mission in Nepal (UNMIN) Karin Landgren (R) arrives at a ceremony to discharge former Maoist fighters in Dahaban, far west Nepal February 8, 2010. The ceremony marked the last stage in the discharge of former Maoist fighters held in the Maoist army cantonment site 5 in Dahaban, as part of a group deemed "disqualified" by United Nations findings in 2007. A total of 2,394 combatants, considered as 'minors' and 'late recruits' had been discharged since the process began on January 7, 2010, according to the United Nations Mission in Nepal (UNMIN).
  16. Representative of the United Nations Secretary-General to Nepal, and head of the U.N. Mission in Nepal (UNMIN) Karin Landgren (2nd R) shakes hands with discharged Maoist fighters during a ceremony in Dahaban, far west Nepal February 8, 2010. The ceremony marked the last stage in the discharge of former Maoist fighters held in the Maoist army cantonment site 5 in Dahaban, as part of a group deemed "disqualified" by United Nations findings in 2007. A total of 2,394 combatants, considered as 'minors' and 'late recruits' had been discharged since the process began on January 7, 2010, according to the United Nations Mission in Nepal (UNMIN).

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