Politics

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Israeli President Shimon Peres (right) arrives to give a brief statement at the World Economic Forum in Southern Shuneh, Jordan, on Sunday, May 26, 2013. Mr. Peres says that it is possible for Israelis and Palestinians to overcome differences and skepticism over peacemaking and that it is time to restart serious negotiations and conclude a peace treaty that long has dogged the two warring sides. (AP Photo/Mohammad Hannon)

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U.S. Secretary of State John F. Kerry (center), Israeli President Shimon Peres (left) and Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas (right) participate in the World Economic Forum on the Middle East and North Africa at the King Hussein Convention Center at the Dead Sea in Jordan on Sunday, May 26, 2013. (AP Photo/Jim Young, Pool)

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Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel (center) hands diplomas to cadets during graduation and commissioning ceremonies at the U.S. Military Academy in West Point, N.Y., on Saturday, May 25, 2013. (AP Photo/Mike Groll)

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Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh (front right), Congress party President Sonia Gandhi (center) and party Vice President Rahul Gandhi (background left) arrive at the airport in Raipur, India, on Sunday, May 26, 2013, following Saturday's Maoist attack in a densely forested area in India's Chhattisgarh state. (AP Photo)

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Syrian Foreign Minister Walid al-Moallem said on Sunday, May 26, 2013, during a visit to Baghdad that his government has agreed in principle to take part in an international conference in Geneva next month aimed at ending Syria's civil war. (AP Photo/Hadi Mizban, Pool)