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Salva Kiir, first vice President of the Government of National Unity of Sudan and president of the Government of Southern Sudan (L), and U.S. President George W. Bush speak to the media after their meeting in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington on January 5, 2009. (UPI Photo/Roger L. Wollenberg) | Slideshow
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    Hamas so far fighting poorly in Gaza
    Hamas so far fighting poorly in Gaza
    Three days into the Israeli military incursion into Gaza, it is clear that this war so far is going Israel's way, in sharp contrast to the July 2006 mini-war against Hezbollah in Lebanon.
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