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Article: Why the Current Israeli Government Will Not Negotiate - Very briefly, this column reprises several columns that I have written on the subject since 2006. During that time, most of the Israeli governments have refused to countenance any kind-of 'Two-State Solution,' and conditions for the Palestinian (on paper citizens of the State of Israel) have steadily gotten worse. This column reprises earlier ones and adds a bit of new material at the end. Only US pressure can change things.

Well with one specific segment of the party. typically white liberals. and then loses because the rest of the party base doesn't play along. but obama in 2008 put together a coalition that no one had ever put together before. on his way to becoming the first african-american president, obama managed to unite the white liberals who backed him as the insurgent candidate and the african-american voters who tend to favor the candidate of the establishment. no democratic insurgent made a coalition like that work before. obama did it in 2008 and in south carolina was where everyone realized for the ...

>> reporter: florida is still too close to call. but even if romney won the state, obama still handily beats him in the electoral college vote. the popular vote will likely be closer. >> whether i earned your vote or not, i have listened to you. i have learned from you. and you've made me a better president. >> reporter: obama beat republican challenger mitt romney after nabbing almost every 1 of the 12 crucial battleground states. around 1:00 a.m. eastern, romney spoke to supporters in boston, to let them know he had made a concession call to the president. >> i have just called president oba...

>> reporter: florida is still too close to call, but even if romney won the state, obama still handily beats him in the electoral college vote. the popular vote will likely be closer. >> and weather i earned your vote or not, i have listened to you, i have learned from you, and you've made me a better president. >> reporter: obama beat mitt romney after nabbing almost every one of the crucial 12 battleground states. around 1:00 a.m. eastern, romney spoke to supporters in boston to let them know he had made a concession call to the president. >> i have just called president obama to congratulat...

Sure. >> reporter: i think we all need that. >> amen to that. thanks to tahman bradley this morning. republicans have retained control of the house, though some races are still too close to call. >> speaker john boehner said the elections were a mandate to take, quote, steps to boost the commission. >> they took two seats away from republicans in indiana and massachusetts and winning a key race in virginia. in maine independent angus king won the seat held by republican olympia snowe. and the battle in massachusetts was the most watchly closed. elizabeth warren beat incumbent scott brown. ...