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Bush denounces Mideast extremists
May 15 2008, AP

Marking the 60th anniversary of Israel’s founding, President Bush on Thursday criticized the deadly tactics of extremist groups and denounced anti-Semitism, especially by those who want to wipe the nation “off the map.”

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