
Top story: Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas says he will not seek reelection, adding a new element of uncertainty to the Middle East peace process. “I have told my brethren in the P.L.O. that I have no desire to run in the forthcoming election,” he said in a televised address.
U.S. administration officials say that Secretary of State Hillary Clinton tried to convince Abbas -- considered a moderate pro-Western leader -- not to make the announcement. Abbas was reportedly angered and frustrated over the Obama administration's failure to push Israel to halt settlement construction on the West Bank. Palestinians were disappointed last week by Clinton's enthusiastic praise of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's offer to slow down, but not halt settlement construction.
Both the Arab League and the Israeli are reportedly urging Abbas to reconsider.
Tragedy in Texas: Nidal Malik Hasan, an Army psychiatrist due to be deployed to Iraq, killed 13 people and wounded 30 in a shooting spree at the Ft. Hood military base in Texas.
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