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Rice, Congressmen Criticize Carter Over Hamas Plans
[AP] Secretary of State Rice criticized former President Carter on Friday for his plans to meet the exiled leader of the militant Palestinian group Hamas during a visit to Syria. "I find it hard to understand what is going to be gained by having discussions with Hamas about peace when Hamas is, in fact, the impediment to peace," Rice said. "Hamas is a terrorist organization." Several Democratic members of the House including Reps. Artur Davis (Ala.), Shelley Berkley (Nev.), Adam Schiff (Cal.), and Adam Smith (Wash.) asked Carter to drop the planned meeting, saying Carter's meeting could "confer legitimacy" on a group that embraces violence.