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Virginia attorney general plans to challenge the constitutionality of the health care bill if it passes. u.s. envoy george mitchell is on the way to the mideast to persuade palestinian to pick up talks. the efforts to push the peace process forward and the key obstacle in the source of attentions between the u.s. and israel, settlement building. rina, you were the first to report that president obama will meet with the israeli prime minister on tuesday, so, is this a positive step forward? >> well, brian, i don't think that the white house we have agreed to meet netanyahu unless they felt conf...

Call with netanyahu, clinton commanded israel reverse its decision on the settlement project and take concrete steps to prove it wants to negotiate with palestinians. >> she asked for a former response by the israeli government and we await that response. >> reporter: israeli officials tell cnn jerusalem is debating what steps to take to defuse the process. netanyahu stood his ground calling the timing of the announcement regrettable and hurtful. he says settlement building will not stop. the spat is stirring up a horn et's nest on capitol hill. >> didn't have thep to be public disparagement o...

Decision on the settlement project and take concrete steps to prove it wants to negotiate with the palestinians. >> she asked for a formal response by the israeli government, and we await that response. >> israeli officials tell cnn, jerusalem is debating what steps it might take to diffuse the crisis. but netanyahu stood his ground monday, while calling the timing of the announcement regrettable and hurtful, he says settlement building will not stop. the spat is stirring a hornet's nest on capitol hill. >> it doesn't help them to have public disparagement by the secretary of state. >> and wit...

More difficult than being greeted by a new settlement every time i arrive. >> that was nearly 20 years ago and the settlement issue continues to cause a long shadow over arab/israeli peace talks. israel's defense minister, ehud barak, joins me again. this issue is still a major, major issue. and some very, very respected people have said that the two-state solution ma no longer be possible. and that is because of the increasing number of settlements and the inability of the israeli government to withdraw them, let alone hold them. >> no, no, i think that's correct. we made recently probably th...

Every time i arrive. >> that was nearly 20 years ago and the settlement issue continues to cause a long shadow over arab/israeli peace talks. israel's defense minister, ehud barak, joins me again. this issue is still a major, major issue. and some very, very respected people have said that the two-state solution ma no longer be possible. and that is because of the increasing number of settlements and the inability of the israeli government to withdraw them, let alone hold them. >> no, no, i think that's correct. we made recently probably the unprecedented step for freezing it for ten months an...