(Washington Post) Anne E. Kornblut - President Obama met Saudi King Abdullah on Tuesday at the White House. They discussed the need for the Middle East peace process to move "forward in a significant and bold way," Obama said. With the Middle East peace process at an impasse, officials did not report breaking any new ground ahead of a meeting next Tuesday between Obama and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. The White House said Obama and Abdullah did discuss "efforts to prevent violent extremism," what the Bush administration once called "radical Islam."
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