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...With reporting by James Carney with Bush, Jay Branegan and Massimo Calabresi/Washington and James L. Graff/Goteborg
...Branegan: The U.S. has come under a lot of pressure from its allies in the region - the moderate Arab states - to raise its profile and become more involved in efforts to stop the violence spinning out of control. There are two theories about why Powell is going now: The first is that Washington fears the cease-fire will crumble, and he's being sent in to shore it up. The second view is that even if the cease-fire stabilizes the security situation, unless there's substantial progress from there towards political negotiations, things will deteriorate pretty quickly. And there...
...With reporting by Jay Branegan and John F. Dickerson/Washington, Paul Quinn-Judge/Moscow and Thomas Sancton/Paris
...Branegan: It's an interesting symbolic gesture on his part, because one of the Bush administration's cardinal tenets on taking office was that the most important relationships would be the big-power ones with our friends. President Bush said quite unapologetically that Africa would not be a priority for his administration. And yet Secretary Powell is making this trip before even taking a major swing through Europe, or Asia or even Latin America...
...Branegan: It's certainly being perceived as a change by Beijing. The U.S. in the past has tried to discourage activities by Taiwanese leaders in the U.S. The last time Chen was here, Washington advised him not to attend a reception some congressmen wanted to hold for him in California. Now, the new administration is saying it's useful and that it serves U.S. interests for members of congress to meet with the president of Taiwan...