For Clinton, whirlwind tour helped seal cease-fire
Posted: November 25, 2012 at 4:06 a.m.
As Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton headed to the Middle East last Tuesday, news reports from Cairo advertised that an agreement was at hand. A quick round of calls by an aide on the plane to U.S. diplomats in Egypt and Israel made clear that the excitement was premature : Formidable differences remained.
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