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Source: http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A36380-2004Sep20.html
Powell Seeks Assurances that Gaza Pullout is First Step
(AP/Washington Post) Secretary of State Colin Powell is seeking assurances from Israel that a pullout from Gaza would be a first step in peacemaking with the Palestinians and not be followed by a long timeout in seeking an overall settlement. Powell wants to keep peacemaking hopes alive, although he acknowledges getting started requires a clampdown by Palestinian leaders on terrorists who attack Israel.