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Barack Obama gives away $1.4m Nobel prize money to Haiti and veterans

President Barack Obama will donate the $1.4 million (£930,000) he received for winning the Nobel Peace Prize to 10 charities, including groups working on Haiti relief and supporting military families, the White House said on Thursday.

Analysis: Mahmoud Abbas could not ignore Benjamin Netanyahu’s provocation

It is Arab tradition to avoid saying “no” to a guest but when the Palestinian leader met the US vice-president yesterday his hand had already been forced.

US-Israeli relations hit new low over settlement plan

Hopes for fresh peace talks collapsed in the wake of the row over plans for
1,600 settler homes in East Jerusalem.

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The White House posted a photo:

First Lady Michelle Obama talks with Mrs. Elizabeth Preval, the First Lady of Haiti, in the Yellow Oval Room of the White House, March 10, 2010. (Official White House Photo by Lawrence Jackson)

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Analysis: Netanyahu outwits Obama again

Benjamin Netanyahu, Israel’s prime minister, basked in the glow of great praise on Tuesday morning from Joseph Biden, the US vice-president and the man a heartbeat away from the most powerful job in world.

Miss me yet? George Bush advertising board stirs US public debate

Mysterious billboard with picture of former President pops up by roadside.

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The White House posted a photo:

President Barack Obama greets and thanks members of the President’s Council on Faith-Based and Neighborhood Partnerships during a drop by in the Roosevelt Room of the White House, March 9, 2010. (Official White House Photo by Pete Souza)

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The White House posted a photo:

First Lady Michelle Obama greets Mrs. Ada Papandreou, the First Lady of Greece, in the Yellow Oval Room of the White House, March 9, 2010. (Official White House Photo by Samantha Appleton)

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