U.S. Secretary of State Colin Powell said he hopes Ahmed Karia will “make a commitment to fight terror.” Speaking in Washington on Monday with the Spanish foreign minister, Ana Palacio, Powell said he hoped the Palestinian Authority nominee for prime minister “will be given the political authority, the security forces and the financial assets to complete this task.”
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