Lebanese parliamentary majority leader lawmaker Saad Hariri, left, speaks with U.S. Mideast envoy George Mitchell after their meeting at Hariri's residence in Beirut, Lebanon, Friday, June 12, 2009. Mitchell has begun talks in Lebanon on the first visit by a high-ranking U.S. official after the pro-Western coalition defeated the Iranian-backed Hezbollah militant group in parliamentary elections. A photograph of Hariri's father, slain former Prime Minister Rafik Hariri is seen right. AP Photo logo AP Photo 4 months ago

Lebanese parliamentary majority leader lawmaker Saad Hariri, left, speaks with U.S. Mideast envoy George Mitchell after their meeting at Hariri's residence in Beirut, Lebanon, Friday, June 12, 2009. Mitchell has begun talks in Lebanon on the first visit by a high-ranking U.S. official after the pro-Western coalition defeated the Iranian-backed Hezbollah militant group in parliamentary elections. A photograph of Hariri's father, slain former Prime Minister Rafik Hariri is seen right.

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