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The Country So Nice That Bush Wants To Visit Twice?

By Daniel Treiman January 4, 2008

About to make the first visit of his presidency to Israel, Presdient Bush reportedly is already planning a second trip to the Jewish state.

Ha’aretz reports that Bush plans to visit again in May for a convention Israeli President Shimon Peres will hold to mark the 60th anniversary of the founding of the Jewish state.

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