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• Force Protection Continues in Post-OIF World Navy Newsstand 11 May 2003-- President George W. Bush announced the end of major combat operations in Operation Iraqi Freedom last week. But the potential threat of terrorist activities against Americans remains a concern for many government leaders.
• Commander, Task Force 51 Bids Farewell to Camp Patriot Navy Newsstand 11 May 2003-- Following more than five months of operations in the area, Rear Adm. W. Clyde Marsh, Commander, Task Force (CTF) 51/Amphibious Group 3, bids farewell to the shore-based forces of Camp Patriot, and his friends at Kuwait Navy Base.

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• Joint Press Briefing with Israeli Prime Minister Sharon Following their Meeting US Dept. Of State 02 May 2003
• MIDEAST/POWELL VOA 11 May 2003-- Secretary of State Colin Powell has completed two days of talks with Israeli and Palestinian officials on a new Middle East peace plan. He is to meet Monday with Arab leaders in Egypt and Jordan on the next stage of his tour of the region.
• TRANSFORMING THE MIDEAST VOA 11 May 2003-- The success of the war in Iraq and high hopes for a new U-S-backed initiative to resolve the Israeli-Palestinian conflict have led officials in the Bush administration and former policy makers to contemplate the likelihood of achieving greater stability and democracy throughout the Middle East
• POWELL/PALESTINIANS VOA 11 May 2003-- Secretary of State Colin Powell is calling for Israel to ease living conditions for Palestinians. His comments followed a meeting in the West Bank town of Jericho with Palestinian Prime Minister Mahmoud Abbas
• Powell, Israeli Foreign Minister Discuss Implementing Roadmap Washington File 11 May 2003-- Secretary of State Colin Powell said he spoke for both himself and Israeli Foreign Minister Silvan Shalom that "[t]here's enough agreement on the roadmap that we can get started" on trying to fashion a durable peace between Israelis and Palestinians.
• Powell Says Now Is Time to Work on Peace in Middle East Washington File 11 May 2003-- The fall of Saddam Hussein's regime in Iraq and the election of a new prime minister for the Palestinian Authority have created an opportunity to move forward on resolving the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, according to Secretary of State Colin Powell.

• MONTENEGRO / ELECTION VOA 11 May 2003-- Former Prime Minister Filip Vujanovic won a decisive victory in Montenegro's presidential elections Sunday, according to unofficial results
• INDONESIA ACEH VOA 11 May 2003-- Indonesian authorities have released four Aceh separatist leaders arrested two-days ago. The move comes amid growing concern that the Free Aceh Movement and the Indonesian government are close to abandoning their five-month-old peace pact

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• ASIA SARS VOA 11 May 2003-- Hong Kong scientists have found that protein fragments used to fight the H-I-V virus may help combat Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome. And, Taipei will make commuters wear face masks in hope of curtailing the spread of SARS