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U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice. (AP)
Last update - 08:30 07/05/2008
PA official: No Israeli partner in light of latest Olmert probe
By Barak Ravid and Avi Issacharoff
Tags: Condoleezza Rice 

A senior Palestinian official told Haaretz on Tuesday that "as of now there is no Israeli partner for talks on a final status agreements in light of the continuing investigation against [Prime Minister Ehud] Olmert."

The official said the Palestinian Authority understands that the most recent allegations against Olmert are more serious than those in years past, raising the likelihood that the negotiations would be frozen until the end of the judicial process.

"Our problem is that we also have no partner in Washington," the official said in reference to the American stance on the negotiations between the two sides.
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As such, the spokesman for Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas, Nabil Abu Rudeina, released a statement Tuesday which, while acknowledging the progress made during Olmert and Abbas' meeting on Monday over the issue of borders, cautioned that the gaps remain considerable.

Abu Rudeina said that Abbas made clear to Olmert that the issue of Jerusalem is a "red line" from the Palestinian viewpoint, and that the PA is demanding that any final status agreement stipulate Israel relinquish all of the West Bank.

The Palestinian statement came in response to Israeli media reports of significant progress made over the issue of borders. Abu Rudeina warned that if both sides fail to reach a final agreement, Abbas will be forced to "make dramatic decisions."

Erekat: Difference remain despite reports of progress
Palestinian negotiator Saeb Erekat has said that marked differences still remain over key issues in peace talks between Israel and the Palestinians, despite reports of progress at a high-level meeting Monday.

"I cannot say that there was significant progress during the meeting. The issues are still contested," Erekat said, speaking after after Monday's peace talks between Prime Minister Ehud Olmert and Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas.

A government source said following Monday's meeting that "there has been great progress on the issue of the borders of the Palestinian state."

Meanwhile, other Palestinian sources have held that a compromise will not be possible on the divisions between the two sides' positions, even in the face of mounting pressure applied by the United States ahead of President George W. Bush's visit to Israel next week.

Abu Rudeina said a division remains between the two sides on the issue of final-status borders, despite an in-depth debate over it.

Abu Rudeina's related to a request by U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice that Israel and the Palestinian Authority publish a memorandum of understanding on the progress of their final-status negotiations to date before Bush arrives next week, over which request both sides are unhappy.

According to a government source, Rice wants such a document to make it clear to the international community that the negotiations are indeed progressing. He also said there had also been considerable progress on the issue of security arrangements in talks between Israel and the Palestinians.

But Rice told Israeli officials during her recent visit to the region that even though both sides had reported progress, "the world doesn't believe it." The fact that no concrete document has yet emerged from the negotiations, combined with the lack of dramatic progress in improving the daily lives of Palestinian residents of the West Bank, encourages disbelief, she argued, and this is liable to undermine the process.

She therefore suggested formulating a memorandum of understanding that would outline the general principles to which the parties have agreed - mainly on the issue of borders, but also on the other core issues.

Both sides express reservations
However, both the Israeli and Palestinian officials with whom she met expressed reservations about the idea. "The work of drafting such a document will merely halt the progress and the momentum," argued one Israeli official.

"Instead of negotiating, we will start dealing with commas and periods in the draft and try to steal corners from each other," added another.

Both Israel and the PA say the talks have made significant progress, but both would prefer to keep this progress under the media's radar for now. The main progress has been on the issue of borders - the fate of the settlement blocs, territorial exchanges and the "safe passage" between the West Bank and Gaza Strip. Jerusalem has not yet been seriously discussed, and on the refugees, both sides have merely presented their initial - and highly divergent - stances.

Palestinian sources said that during her recent visit, Rice pressed both parties to finalize an agreement on borders quickly, as that is the issue which all sides view as easiest to resolve.

According to these sources, Israel initially expressed a willingness to cede 90 percent of the West Bank to the Palestinians, while the PA demanded at least 98 percent. In particular, Israel wants to retain the major settlement blocs and the Jordan Valley, but the PA rejects these demands. Though some progress has been made, the Palestinian sources said they saw no chance of resolving these disputes in the 10 days remaining before Bush's visit.

Israeli officials who met with Rice said their impression is that she is determined to produce an achievement at almost any price, given the political capital that both she and Bush have invested in the Palestinian issue over the last year.

During her visit, Rice also expressed grave concern over the latest police investigation against Olmert, fearing that it would negatively affect the negotiations. Even if the case is ultimately closed, Israeli officials said, Rice fears that it could hinder Olmert's ability to more forward with the talks.

At Monday's meeting with Abbas, Olmert also promised to keep him informed of the progress of Israel's indirect negotiations with Hamas over a cease-fire in Gaza. The Egyptian intelligence chief, Omar Suleiman, is due to come here next week to present the agreement Egypt has reached with the Palestinian factions and seek Israel's approval. Afterward, the cabinet will apparently hold a special meeting on the subject.

Yuval Azoulay adds:
Israel transferred 200 liters of diesel fuel and 30,000 liters of gasoline to the UN Relief and Works Agency yesterday for its work in the Gaza Strip. According to Israeli officials, this is enough for about a month.

UNRWA has been complaining for days that it lacks fuel for its operations, but Israel said it could not transfer more fuel until Hamas emptied the depot to which the fuel is delivered and thereby created space for new deliveries - which it finally did yesterday. Hamas had refused to empty the depot for days, Israeli officials charged, thereby creating an artificial shortage.

However, the fuel transfer was interrupted after a few hours by Palestinian mortar fire on the depot.

Also Monday, Israel imposed a complete closure on the territories, which will remain in force through Memorial and Independence Days (Wednesday and Thursday).

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      1.   deal or no deal? 03:12  |  bashar 06/05/08
      2.   This woman is a complete idiot 03:14  |  McQueen 06/05/08
      3.   TO ALL WHO WISH FOR PEACE THIS IS THE CORRECT WAY FOR PEACE!!!!!! 03:14  |  MOE 06/05/08
      4.   AFTER THE CONDITIONS ARE MET IN MY 1ST POST HERE`S WHATS NEXT 03:17  |  MOE 06/05/08
      5.   condi rice 04:34  |  Ben Kobi 06/05/08
      6.   Back to the UN1967 Borders nothing less 04:35  |  lydia 06/05/08
      7.   the agreement 04:46  |  barry 06/05/08
      8.   Progressing? 04:58  |  Blogowitz 06/05/08
      9.   #6 Lydia - Brisbane 05:30  |  * BEN JABO 06/05/08
      10.   #7 Barry Port Orchard 05:36  |  * BEN JABO 06/05/08
      11.   Condi has only one thing in mind 05:39  |  * BEN JABO 06/05/08
      12.   What is she smoking? 05:51  |  Mark Lincoln 06/05/08
      13.   Rice, Today`s Neville Chamberlain 05:58  |  * BEN JABO 06/05/08
      14.   #4 Joe - Ramallah/Al-Bireh 06:02  |  * BEN JABO 06/05/08
      15.   #3 Moe - Ramallah/El Bireh 06:05  |  * BEN JABO 06/05/08
      16.   Memorandum of Understanding will prove possibility of peace 06:13  |  Smadar 06/05/08
      17.   What is the woman smoking? 06:14  |  Mark Lincoln 06/05/08
      18.   I WANT A LEGACY - dammit! 06:23  |  CK Tan 06/05/08
      19.   #6 lydia - EVACUATE all OCCUPIED Oz LAND - nothing less 06:24  |  CK Tan 06/05/08
      20.   Doe this sound Fishy or what? 06:46  |  Joe Klien 06/05/08
      21.   Mark on current status 07:05  |  BBSNews 06/05/08
      22.   RICE PUSHING ANTI-ISRAEL AGENDA OF STATE DEPT ARABISTS 07:06  |  G. Marcus 06/05/08
      23.   The negotiations are not proceeding so why lie! 07:24  |  redmike 06/05/08
      24.   #3 - and what do the PA and Hamas do? Please be serious ! 07:26  |  redmike 06/05/08
      25.   Mr Chamberlain 07:51  |  English Resident 06/05/08
      26.   Why does Abbas particpate in this hoax 08:02  |  www.kibush.co.il 06/05/08
      27.   Our unquestionable rights on entirety of the Land of Israel. 08:14  |  Jean Van Daem 06/05/08
      28.   What`s So Hard? 08:24  |  Mark of Lewiston 06/05/08
      29.   Mark on current status - 2nd try 08:27  |  BBSNews 06/05/08
      30.   Peace is not in Israels interest. Pretending is. 08:33  |  Natallie Durson 06/05/08
      31.   #14-15, BEN JABO to MOE 08:37  |  Cipora Julianna Kohn 06/05/08
      32.   A New Memo, Another Piece of Paper.... 08:53  |  Anton 06/05/08
      33.   #6 Use King Abdullah and/or UN borders then 09:12  |  lydia 06/05/08
      34.   One Thing for Sure 09:30  |  Johnny Weintraub 06/05/08
      35.   Israel is the first country.... 09:35  |  Yanosh 06/05/08
      36.   "the world doesn`t believe it." 10:24  |  Samatha Berger 06/05/08
      37.   Unbelievable 10:30  |  Sid 06/05/08
      38.   a difference of 90% to 98%? easily fixed... 10:34  |  eric 06/05/08
      39.   Moe- What next? 10:36  |  Arthur 06/05/08
      40.   Barak Ravid throwing Pixie Dust at his readers 10:49  |  Vanyahni 06/05/08
      41.   SLOW DOWN RICE, GOOD RICE REQUIRES TIME! 10:56  |  SPTZ 06/05/08
      42.   Tired of being lied to. 10:59  |  Daniel 06/05/08
      43.   #11 Ben Jabo on Face Lifting for Bush 11:01  |  Cornelia 06/05/08
      44.   BEN JABO.Don`t bother Lydia for thoughts whenshe only has slogans 11:03  |  PETER SM 06/05/08
      45.   So long as the Palestinian Arabs and their leaders refuse to ... 11:04  |  Amihai 06/05/08
      46.   If there is one thing everybody should have learned by now..... 11:21  |  Swiss (Dino) 06/05/08
      47.   Contradictory news reports as to progress 11:22  |  Sam 06/05/08
      48.   # 33 to cornelia 11:45  |  eric 06/05/08
      49.   Rice doesn`t fall for Israeli tricks 11:46  |  Mark 06/05/08
      50.   IT IS NOT GOING TO HAOPPEN IN 1000 YEARS 12:00  |  indrajaya 06/05/08
      51.   #37 eric 12:27  |  Cornelia 06/05/08
      52.   Rice is hopelessly overmatched 12:52  |  Natallie Durson 06/05/08
      53.   Erekat and Abbas can negotiate for 100 years 13:08  |  El-Birawi 06/05/08
      54.   Might As Well Spend All Of It Now 13:40  |  Jeff Northridge 06/05/08
      55.   # 3 MOE; Your mind is of a political eunuch, stop demanding 13:40  |  Haham me Bat Yam 06/05/08
      56.   Pals knock Israeli+America position while rejecting Jewish state 13:46  |  Sam 06/05/08
      57.   Zero progress on the borders 14:08  |  Tosefta 06/05/08
      58.   Nobody will save Bush`s Backside 14:13  |  Ronnie Wolman 06/05/08
      59.   #53 El Birawi 14:14  |  Question Mark 06/05/08
      60.   wake up erakat.... 14:22  |  ravi 06/05/08
      61.   Rice desperately looking for achievement 14:51  |  Tosefta 06/05/08
      62.   So Which Is It? 15:21  |  Jeff Northridge 06/05/08
      63.   @ 18. I AM REPORTING ABOUT THE LEGACY 15:35  |  YITZAK BEN SHLOMO 06/05/08
      64.   # 61 Tosefta...don`t worry, Rice has a legacy, 16:20  |  Lynn 06/05/08
      65.   #57 Tosefta Well so far this is progress & if you recall... 16:49  |  Smadar 06/05/08
      66.   #50 WHY not to happen in 1000 years? 16:51  |  Ari ben Yisrael 06/05/08
      67.   #62 Jeff N. 16:52  |  Smadar 06/05/08
      68.   Reply to Jeff Northridge (Post No. 62) 17:01  |  Johnny Weintraub 06/05/08
      69.   moe 17:13  |  caroline 06/05/08
      70.   the nobel peace prize 17:18  |  caroline 06/05/08
      71.   to jeff 17:21  |  caroline 06/05/08
      72.   Question Mark to El Birawi. 17:29  |  John Syracuse 06/05/08
      73.   # 66, ARI BEN YISRAEL 18:00  |  indrajaya 06/05/08
      74.   Tosefta #61 18:00  |  examiner 06/05/08
      75.   #72 John Syracuse 18:18  |  Question Mark 06/05/08
      76.   Lydia No Golan no Jerusalem back 18:43  |  Robert/Montreal 06/05/08
      77.   @3, moe, dreams sweat dreams!!! 18:51  |  vladimir 06/05/08
      78.   indrayaja posting to you is fruitless, Nobel`s are earned 18:57  |  Robert/Montreal 06/05/08
      79.   #50 Indrayaja is a racist 19:02  |  Robert/Montreal 06/05/08
      80.   Progress in Talks on Jerusalem & Borders 19:11  |  ROBOCOP 06/05/08
      81.   60th Birthday Censorship 19:11  |  Clickfool 06/05/08
      82.   Question Mark 19:44  |  John Syracuse 06/05/08
      83.   Only one way peace can be achieved when Iran 20:08  |  Jaffar 06/05/08
      84.   #82 John Syracuse, Continued 20:37  |  Question Mark 06/05/08
      85.   Now, for a moment of humor 21:02  |  Mark Lincoln 06/05/08
      86.   Reality and its discontents (Smadar #65) 21:06  |  Tosefta 06/05/08
      87.   On Syria (Examiner #74) 21:16  |  Tosefta 06/05/08
      88.   The Palestinians are right 21:20  |  Danite 06/05/08
      89.   Israelis and Likudist will always find an execuse 21:27  |  El-Birawi 06/05/08
      90.   Clickfool # 81 What Rebuttal? 21:41  |  Jeff Northridge 06/05/08
      91.   The missing piece of the puzzle-let Jordan contribute land to PA 21:47  |  Dr. L. Brnd 06/05/08
      92.   The missing piece of the puzzle-let Jordan contribute land to PA 21:47  |  Dr. L. Brnd 06/05/08
      93.   #38 Eric regarind 90 and 98 percent 21:53  |  Palestinian Prince 06/05/08
      94.   TO CIPORA & FRIENDS 21:53  |  THE TEACHER/INSTRUCT 06/05/08
      95.   Clickfool, sorry for the censorship 22:06  |  Sam C 06/05/08
      96.   Palestinian Prince 22:26  |  Danite 06/05/08
      97.   To 41. SLOW DOWN RICE, GOOD RICE REQUIRES TIME! 22:35  |  Arik Silverman 06/05/08
      98.   6 months 22:36  |  Zoe 06/05/08
      99.   # 93 PPrince - Palestinian state connecting West Bank and Gaza... 23:05  |  17 06/05/08
      100.   #99 - Gaza and the West Bank were never and entity .. 23:32  |  redmike 06/05/08
      101.   #88 Danite 23:34  |  Smadar 06/05/08
      102.   lydia # 6 & 33 What UN Borders? 23:40  |  Jeff Northridge 06/05/08
      103.   We had it coming to us... 23:44  |  Esther 06/05/08
      104.   Palestinian Prince # 93 Take A Look At A Map 00:12  |  Jeff Northridge 07/05/08
      105.   Question Mark #84 00:22  |  John 07/05/08
      106.   The partner is Israel not Olmert...Israel is a democracy unlike 00:32  |  r 07/05/08
      107.   Who is the Abominable Slowman? 00:38  |  Avi Issacharoff 07/05/08
      108.   92# Dr L.Brnd "Before the world wakes up to the realitity 01:00  |  Akram Zekaria 07/05/08
      109.   No Partner...The same old story!!!!! 01:04  |  Ali 07/05/08
      110.   #105 John 01:11  |  Question Mark 07/05/08
      111.   "Scandal" - just another negotiating tactic 01:14  |  tadchase 07/05/08
      112.   92# Dr L.Brnd "Before the world wakes up to the realitity that 01:28  |  Akram Zekaria 07/05/08
      113.   Tosefta #87 01:29  |  examiner 07/05/08
      114.   Olmert gone and new PM that cares about Israel 01:46  |  Kipperraes 07/05/08
      115.   You don`t negotiate when you have nothing to gain. 02:50  |  Chaim 07/05/08
      116.   #46 Dino. The idea of peace through pressure insults human ... 02:54  |  Chaim 07/05/08
      117.   #16 SMADAR - There was a Memorandum 02:58  |  * BEN JABO 07/05/08
      118.   NO PEACE PARTNER IN LIGHT OF HAMAS & FATAH COVENANTS... 03:12  |  Joel Stein 07/05/08
      119.   For Clickfool on the Massacre of Zulus 03:25  |  Steve 07/05/08
      120.   #111 Israel has nothing to gain, Chaim? 04:31  |  Johnboy 07/05/08
      121.   No Isreali Partner for Peace 05:21  |  Micael 07/05/08
      122.   #113 Ben Jabo - Sincerity must be from both parties 05:21  |  Smadar 07/05/08
      123.   Your Partner 05:28  |  Shimon Cleopas 07/05/08
      124.   60th BDay Gift 05:30  |  Shimon Cleopas 07/05/08
      125.   Chinese wisdom for Slowman 05:35  |  Avi Issacharoff 07/05/08
      126.   DON"T panic"PA official" investigating leaders is not contagious 09:52  |  PETER SM 07/05/08
      127.   # 115 Chaim, actually you should know better...... 09:54  |  Swiss (Dino) 07/05/08
      128.   MOE NO. 3/4 09:56  |  Arthur 07/05/08
      129.   He obviously does not understand how democracy works 10:02  |  PETER SM 07/05/08
      130.   Question Mark 11:20  |  John S 07/05/08
      131.   Strange this democracy? 11:36  |  El-Birawi 07/05/08
      132.   would they prefer BB instead? 12:01  |  SJ 07/05/08
      133.   Johnboy # 120 It`s Not Much Of A Carrot 12:39  |  Jeff Northridge 07/05/08
      134.   #122 SMADAR - Quite true 13:35  |  * BEN JABO 07/05/08
      135.   Being Jew 13:54  |  Keops 07/05/08
      136.   #133 Jeff does a backflip and doesn`t know it. 13:59  |  Johnboy 07/05/08
      137.   # 93 to the palestinian prince 14:00  |  eric 07/05/08
      138.   They anyway only met for nice dinners and cheap smiles 14:44  |  Citizen Zero 07/05/08
      139.   Smadar @16 15:15  |  GABE1 07/05/08
      140.   Ronnie Wolman @56 15:41  |  GABE1 07/05/08
      141.   Abbas` dramatic decision may be coming 15:47  |  Tosefta 07/05/08
      142.   #127 Swiss. We`d be far better offf with the Sinai than the paper 15:54  |  Chaim 07/05/08
      143.   Max the Tzadik 16:05  |  Max Horoskopski 07/05/08
      144.   ABU RUDEINA DECIFERED 16:24  |  Ian 07/05/08
      145.   Dino - and the use of pressure 16:56  |  Elihu 07/05/08
      146.   Johnboy # 136 And Who Is Going To Do That? 17:02  |  Jeff Northridge 07/05/08
      147.   Johnboy # 136 Israel`s Legal Claims 17:30  |  Jeff Northridge 07/05/08
      148.   Oy, the language (Jeff Northridge #133) 17:34  |  Tosefta 07/05/08
      149.   @131, el biravi. everybody accepted democratic election of hamas 17:59  |  vladimir 07/05/08
      150.   #112 Akram, first step is removing the Olmert regime 18:44  |  Dr. L. Brnd 07/05/08
      151.   Ian # 144 Abu Rudeina 18:46  |  Jeff Northridge 07/05/08
      152.   Tosefta # 148 The Arab Ultimatum 19:45  |  Jeff Northridge 07/05/08
      153.   WHAT ABOUT THE STOLEN LANDS BY ARABS FROM SEPHARDIC JEWS? 19:50  |  PalestniansAreA Myth 07/05/08
      154.   who needs peace? 19:57  |  peter 07/05/08
      155.   Peter 20:59  |  Dave Duncan 07/05/08
      156.   #151 JEFF NORTHRIDGE.TO SUM UP.. 21:02  |  Ian 07/05/08
      157.   Chinese wisdom for Jeff Northridge #152 21:07  |  Jee Peh Toh 07/05/08
      158.   Jeff #152, "Saudi Plan" doesn`t even offer diplomatic relations 22:18  |  Dr. L. Brnd 07/05/08
      159.   Jee Peh Toh # 57 Is That All You Can Say? 23:05  |  Jeff Northridge 07/05/08
      160.   #139 Gabe1 Making fun of a shlemiel, eh? 23:10  |  Smadar 07/05/08
      161.   What Advantage Swiss Cheese? 00:11  |  Mark of Lewiston 08/05/08
      162.   # 131 El-Birawi 00:30  |  17 08/05/08
      163.   # 142 Chaim / # 145 Elihu 01:05  |  Swiss (Dino) 08/05/08
      164.   #146 Oh, the hubrus, Jeff... 02:32  |  Johnboy 08/05/08
      165.   #147 A whole lotta nonsense there, Jeff.... 02:43  |  Johnboy 08/05/08
      166.   150# Dr L.Brnd. There is a lot of sense in your post. But.. 02:43  |  Akram Zekaria 08/05/08
      167.   What is a top priority in this conflict the Palestinians 03:05  |  Akram Zekaria 08/05/08
      168.   #130 John S 04:33  |  Question Mark 08/05/08
      169.   what a joke 07:42  |  vik 08/05/08
      170.   # 81 Clicky...stop whining 14:20  |  Lynn 08/05/08
      171.   Johnboy # 164 & 165 Oh, The Nemesis Of Your Opinions 14:30  |  Jeff Northridge 08/05/08
      172.   #171 Still not getting thru to you, am I Jeff? 15:07  |  Johnboy 08/05/08
      173.   Mark of Lewiston...swiss cheese 15:08  |  Lynn 08/05/08
      174.   To #171 Jeff Northridge 15:09  |  Oetis 08/05/08
      175.   #171 Not this nonsense again....... 15:15  |  Johnboy 08/05/08
      176.   Johnboy # 165 That Is Precisely The Point 15:20  |  Jeff Northridge 08/05/08
      177.   The way Tosefta operates (Jeff Northridge #159) 15:58  |  Jee Peh Toh 08/05/08
      178.   This is utter nonsense 17:32  |  Shlomo 08/05/08
      179.   The perfect solution!!! 18:29  |  Tali 08/05/08
      180.   The way Tosefta operates (Jeff Northridge #159) 18:40  |  Tosefta 08/05/08
      181.   garbage. there still is no pal peace leader 21:49  |  ralph 08/05/08
      182.   garbage. there still is no pal peace leader 21:49  |  ralph 08/05/08
      183.   Tosefta # 172 & 175 Whatever, Marshmallow Man 22:38  |  Jeff Northridge 08/05/08
      184.   corruption started 60 years ago 22:52  |  billy jack 08/05/08
      185.   Johnboy # 172 Who Says, You? 23:51  |  Jeff Northridge 08/05/08
      186.   Oetis # 174 Clarification 00:37  |  Jeff Northridge 09/05/08
      187.   PA official crying 00:54  |  Dwido 09/05/08
      188.   173 Lynn - Swiss Cheese 01:01  |  Mark of Lewiston 09/05/08
      189.   179 Tali in LA - Citizenship for Arabs of Ramallah and Jericho 01:10  |  Mark of Lewiston 09/05/08
      190.   #187 Mark of Lewiston....sounds like hardball 01:21  |  Lynn 09/05/08
      191.   #184 Don`t know why I bother repeating myself again 01:29  |  Johnboy 09/05/08
      192.   Another Northridge gem (#185; re Oetis) 01:35  |  Tosefta 09/05/08
      193.   #179 Jeff, you wouldn`t know the point if it.... 01:36  |  Johnboy 09/05/08
      194.   Jeff, a challenge to you; spot the flaw in this Q&A 02:08  |  Johnboy 09/05/08
      195.   #163 Swiss. Our troubles in Gaza result from another insane 02:33  |  Chaim 09/05/08
      196.   Mark of Lewiston - the failure of the US analogy 03:45  |  Mark Lincoln 09/05/08
      197.   WHO HAS NO PARTNER FOR PEACE?? 03:51  |  OO 09/05/08
      198.   May we be honest? 04:35  |  Mark Lincoln 09/05/08
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