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U.S. Democrats outraged by Bush "appeasement" remark

May 17, 2008; 3:49AM

U.S. Democrats erupted in outrage on Thursday after President George W. Bush suggested a pledge by the party's presidential front-runner Barack Obama to meet Iran's leader was akin to appeasement of Nazi Germany.

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President George W. Bush and Prime Minister Ehud Olmert
U.S. President George W. Bush toured the Roman-era desert fortress of Masada on Thursday, a national symbol in Israel of Jewish fighting spirit and self-sacrifice against powerful enemies and overwhelming odds.
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