President Bush asked Jordan’s king to mediate between Israel and the Palestinians. “He’s graciously agreed to go,” Bush said Thursday after asking Abdullah II to shuttle between Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon and Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas.
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