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Source: http://www.reuters.com/article/worldNews/idUSTRE4BT4KJ20081230
Bush Calls Arab Leaders Over Gaza
[Reuters] Tabassum Zakaria - U.S. President George Bush on Tuesday called Palestinian and Egyptian leaders about the crisis in Hamas-ruled Gaza and emphasized the need for a lasting cease-fire, the White House said. Bush spoke with PA President Mahmoud Abbas and Prime Minister Salam Fayyad, and also called Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak to thank him for "the positive role" that Egypt is playing, White House spokesman Gordon Johndroe said.