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Democratic Presidential hopeful Barack Obama. (AP) Last update - 08:13 21/04/2008 Obama slams Bush, former pres. Clinton's Mideast diplomacy By Reuters Tags: George W. Bush, Barack Obama  White House hopeful Barack Obama on Sunday criticized both U.S. President George W. Bush and former President Bill Clinton for waiting too long to make a big push to achieve Middle East peace. Obama, a Democratic senator from Illinois, said he would pursue an active diplomacy from the beginning to try to reach a peace accord between Israel and the Palestinians. Advertisement Campaigning in Reading, Pennsylvania, Obama was asked his view on former President Jimmy Carter's meetings with leaders of the Islamist Palestinian group Hamas during a trip to the Middle East that began a week ago. "I actually disagree with him on his meeting with Hamas," Obama said. Obama is vying with former first lady Sen. Hillary Clinton for the Democratic nomination and the right to run against Republican Sen. John McCain in the November presidential election. "On the other hand, what I also disagree with is a habit of American presidents which is every president in their last year, they finally decide, we're going to try to broker a peace deal," Obama added. "Bill Clinton did it in his last year and he ran out of time. George Bush tried to do it." The peace conference launched in Annapolis, Maryland, in November marked a shift for Republican Bush, who previously had avoided a hands-on role in Middle East peace negotiations Bookmark to del.icio.us   Undressed to impress Yeshiva student strips in a supermarket to protest sale of chametz during Passover. Ante up Hamas offers truce in return for a Palestinian state along Israel's pre-1967 borders.   1.   Obama, Peace does not help you win the election 00:41  |  El-Birawi 21/04/08   2.   Obama will slam... 00:56  |  Akiva P 21/04/08   3.   Obamas naivity and appeasement of Islamism may cause World War 3 01:22  |  James 21/04/08   4.   Obama`s "big push" for peace=Baker style shrill demands of Israel 01:56  |  Registered Nurse 21/04/08   5.   Even after Hamas` Endorsement Barack? Shame on You! 02:25  |  Dwolf 21/04/08   6.   Obama Will Be More of Same 02:28  |  MaoSayTongue 21/04/08   7.   OBAMA`s"Peace Efforts" Could Be the End of Israel 02:32  |  Tod Zuckerman 21/04/08   8.   obama`s peace push 02:35  |  Shmuelshachor 21/04/08   9.   #1--Obama is not Carter --if he could get elected 02:46  |  Sal 21/04/08   10.   Oh no, not peace! 03:01  |  shalobama 21/04/08   11.   Akiva, the longer I listen to him 03:02  |  MaryRose 21/04/08   12.   Change is not always good 03:11  |  PK 21/04/08   13.   Obama 03:13  |  Mark Draft 21/04/08   14.   Obama: it is always easy to criticise 03:25  |  Cipora Julianna Kohn 21/04/08   15.   Is funny to see.... 03:50  |  Mandela 21/04/08   16.   #9 04:37  |  Jane 21/04/08   17.   Heh! Obama is unelectable 06:20  |  Reality Check 21/04/08   18.   James #3: "Empowering terrorists is a failed policy" 06:27  |  David 21/04/08   19.   Peace 06:28  |  Yahmil 21/04/08   20.   Obama Will Have To Be Tougher Than Bush On... 06:44  |  Yosemite 21/04/08   21.   Obama will win easily 07:50  |  Shahid 21/04/08   22.   Jesus instructs students to "love enemies". Still, theyr enemies! 07:52  |  AV 21/04/08   23.   MAY GOD BLESS HIM 07:59  |  indrajaya 21/04/08   24.   Obama is out of bounds, talking of peace efforts 08:01  |  Natallie Durson 21/04/08   25.   Barack`s own brother, Abongo Obama, is a militant Muslim 08:03  |  Reality Check 21/04/08   26.   BARAK HUSSEIN OBAMA 08:06  |  PARIS 21/04/08   27.   It`s not enough for Jewish-Americans Obama is pro-Israel 08:42  |  Joe 21/04/08   28.   No Peace Until... 09:00  |  Yosemite 21/04/08   29.   Israel neither desires nor deserves any peace 09:46  |  Chanalau, Tova 21/04/08   30.   #20 Yosemite 10:33  |  Joe 21/04/08   31.   Joe 16:30  |  Yosemite 21/04/08   32.   Islamic Jihad say`s Carter Has FAILED 20:30  |  * BEN JABO 21/04/08   33.   #27 Saying and Doing are two different things 01:34  |  * BEN JABO 22/04/08

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