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Abbas in meeting with Obama pledges Palestinian support for peace process

UNITED NATIONS - Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas pledged to US President Barack Obama on Tuesday that the Palestinians will exert every effort possible to try to ensure peace talks with Israel are a success.
Obama and Abbas met on the fringes of the UN General Assembly days after a second Israeli serviceman was killed by suspected Palestinian gunmen as tensions rise in the West Bank despite a resumption of stalled US-brokered peace talks in July.