President Bush said he believes Yasser Arafat’s comments rejecting terrorism were an “incredibly positive sign.” Meeting Wednesday with Jordan’s King Abdullah at the White House, Bush said he hopes the Palestinian Authority president’s actions would match the words he delivered in an address in Arabic to his people earlier that day.
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