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...Texas on Friday after working at the White House, his office said. He remained there Sunday but did not hunt, his office said, before flying back to Washington on Sunday night. He joined Bush on Monday afternoon during an Oval Office meeting with United Nations Secretary General Kofi Annan, but left before reporters were allowed in for questions; Bush ignored any questions shouted his way about the incident. White House aides can be expected to say that the Vice President did not shoot Whittington, which suggests a bullet, but rather sprayed him with birdshot, a type of ammunition made...
...SPORTSMANLIKE CONDUCT Kofi Annan has joined the International Olympic Committee in calling for an Olympic Truce, a two-week, worldwide cease-fire to honor the cooperative spirit of the Games...
...Russia, a statement warned that from the donors' perspective, "all members of the future Palestinian government must be committed to non-violence, recognition of Israel and acceptance of previous agreements and obligations, including the roadmap." Future aid would be reviewed against those criteria, warned UN Secretary General Kofi Annan, speaking for the Quartet. But the statement made no immediate threat to cut existing funding despite the fact that the Palestinian electorate has voted into power a party listed by the U.S. and EU as a terrorist organization...
...European Union and Russia. That meeting is expected to take place next Monday, when Rice and other foreign ministers and international officials gather in London for a donors? conference on Afghanistan. Meanwhile, she telephoned Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas, Israeli Foreign Minister Tzipi Livini and U.N. Secretary General Kofi Annan. Then, speaking via videoconference to the World Economic Forum in Davos, Rice offered a muted response, suggesting that the election results demonstrated popular disaffection with Fatah but were not necessarily an endorsement of militancy...
...Annan met with Ma last week to discuss his future role as a U.N. peace ambassador within the organization...