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VIDEO: Obama to pursue Middle East peace
23 Jan 2009 03:41:00 GMT
Source: Reuters
Jan. 22 - U.S President Barack Obama said his administration was committed to seeking a "lasting peace" in the Middle East.

Obama also named a special envoy for the Middle East and promised U.S help in ensuring a truce in Gaza. Pavithra George reports.

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