The mood is gloomy as the Middle East peace talks begin because neither side appears prepared to make the concessions that meaningful negotiations require Miidle East peace talks: the US Secretary of State, Hillary Clinton, and Senator George Mitchell brief reporters on the talks at the White House last month. Photograph: Mark Wilson/Getty Images No previous round of Middle East peace negotiations has begun with such rock-bottom expectations as the one being launched in Washington tonight....
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