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Prime Minister Ehud Olmert has fired his lead Gaza negotiator for publicly criticizing the Israeli leader’s handling of the truce talks, Olmert’s office said Monday, a move that threatens to set back the already troubled contacts.
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Britain’s Prime Minister Gordon Brown, right, greets Israel’s Prime Minister Ehud Olmert outside 10 Downing Street in London, Tuesday Dec. 16, 2008.
