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Rice, Gates show support for Arab allies (AP)

July 31, 2007

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U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice meets with selected Arab Foreign Ministers at a hotel in the Red Sea resort of Sharm el-Sheik, Egypt, Tuesday, July 31, 2007. Rice will meet Tuesday with Arab leaders as part of an effort to get their assistance in helping Iraq's fledgling government survive sectarian strife and political infighting. (AP Photo/Ben Curtis)AP - President Bush’s top national security aides said Tuesday their double-barreled show of diplomatic and military support for friendly Arab allies this week is not a shot across Iran’s bow.