U.S. Starts Nine-Month Clock to Reach Mideast Peace Deal
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The Obama administration started a nine-month countdown yesterday intended to help Israelis and Palestinians reach agreements on the thorniest issues in their decades-old conflict by the end of April.
Negotiators from both sides agreed to meet again within two weeks after talks with Secretary of State John Kerry and a visit at the White House with President Barack Obama, who threw his weight behind the effort as the first round of meetings ended.