[New York Times] Isabel Kershner - In the first visit by an American secretary of state to the city of Jenin, a once-infamous hub of Palestinian militancy, Secretary of State Rice on Saturday sought to strike a positive chord at the close of what will probably be her last official trip to Israel and the Palestinian territories. During the visit, the State Department announced a new round of American government assistance to Jenin totaling $14 million, much of it to be spent on road improvements and other infrastructure and educational projects.
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