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Letter: Arafat’s death key to cease-fire

Wednesday, Feb. 16, 2005 | 9:20 a.m.

I hope Americans are observing the current Israeli-Palestinian situation closely. The Bush administraion is positioning itself to take credit if the decades-old conflict is resolved.

But credit for what? For Arafat's natural death? That is the real -- and only -- reason things are looking up, for this week at least.

JAMES J. POUPARD

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