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Er predecessors have taken only to see frustration. >> it can also be a risk on the ground. after the failure of the camp david accords there was significant problems on the ground, increased violence and things. its something every u.s. president does for 30 years and, you know, its something they need to try. >> when you dont wade in to the middle east, you get criticized. as president bush was criticized. when you wade into it, you get criticized because you dont accomplish anything. you dont...

Cnn international. take a listen. >> now is time not for negotiations. its time for decisions. we know, palestinians and israelis know today, that all issues are doable, including jerusalem, refugees, security, et cetera, and they require decisions. palestinians and israelis know that they dont need to eat the apple from the start and reinvent the wheel. palestinians and israelis know that if not this year, next year, and ten years time it will be a two-step solution on the 1967 lines, palestine...

Rob? >> john hendren reporting from washington, thanks, john. and president obama is preparing to play host to the israeli and palestinian leaders as they resume stalled peace talks in washington. abcs simon mcgregor-wood is in the middle east where violence has erupted again. good morning, simon. >> reporter: good morning, mike, from jerusalem. thats right, president obama gets personally involved in the peace process again today in washington. he has a very ambitious plan, trying to bring mi...

Peacemakers who dared greatly, began and sadat, rabin and king hussein. statesman who saw the world as it was, but also imagined the world as it should be. it is the shoulders of our predecessors upon which we stand. it is their work that we carry on. now, like each of them, we must ask, do we have the wisdom and the courage to walk the path of peace? now, all of us are leaders of our people who, no matter the language they speak or the faith they practice, all basically seek the same things. to...

Youre going to have to be an advocate for both sides. . if you want to be lawyer for israel or a lawyer for the palestinians, youre going to be out of business. your client on whose behalf you have to advocate is the agreement itself. president obama came out louder, harder and fachter than any ever his predecessors on this issue. he set the bar very high. and hes going to have to get in the mid it if he wants this to succeed. >> theres a column today in israel, an interview with the former prim...

President having fun in the sun. or the rain. presidential vacations have long been a part of the mythology of the american presidency. president clinton was a very visible visitor to the vineyard. and theres george h.w. bush at kennebunkport, ronald reagan on horseback, richard nixon walking the beach in wingtips, lbj on his ranch, jfk on hyannis port. its part of the image. some conservatives complain that this president is taking too many vacations. we asked cbs radios mark knoller, the white...

That triggered the gulf oil spill. bp executives and those of rig owner transocean are testifying in the probe that runs through friday in houston. the engineering firm that designed the minneapolis bridge which collapsed over the mississippi river in 2007 has agreed to pay almost $52.5 million to settle scores of lawsuits. the settlement by san francisco-based urs corporation resolves the last major litigation surrounding the accident in which 13 people died and 145 were injured. immigration is...

I particularly want to acknowledge those veterans of the korean war who this summer are marking the 60th anniversary of the start of that conflict. over 111 years from san juan hill to the argon forest, from kuwait way to way city, from the corn doll valley to the sunni triangle, vfw members have fought for our country on both the front lines and the home front. you and your predecessors helped establish the department of veterans affairs and build a national cemetary system. you worked to secur...

That triggered the gulf oil spill. bp executives and those of rig owner transocean are testifying in the probe that runs through friday in houston. the engineering firm that designed the minneapolis bridge which collapsed over the mississippi river in 2007 has agreed to pay almost $52.5 million to settle scores of lawsuits. the settlement by san francisco-based urs corporation resolves the last major litigation surrounding the accident in which 13 people died and 145 were injured. immigration is...

As you rightfully pointed out, a long time for it to get there, but if martin luthers predecessors had fallen for the kind of pessimism that youre talking about, they probably wouldnt have even tried and laid the seed bed for martin luthers ideas to then blossom. >> in those days they were probably told the christians to reform to islam. >> they were told to convert, make use of science, learning, people were learning and experimenting and that has inspired me more than everything else. why not ...