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December 11, 2008

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Lebanon Press Highlights

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An-Nahar
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Rice says US administration's stand on Lebanon will not change

Hezbollah expresses reservations over Carter's monitoring of elections

Cabinet to discuss appointing elections supervision committee Saturday

Fatah Al-Islam: Absi captured or martyred in Syria

Aoun: No contradiction with the president over visit to Syria

Obama continues Bush's policy but with a calm style - Khalil Fuleihan

Looks at Hezbollah's weapons from a regional perspective

Salloukh denies appointing Khouri ambassador of Lebanon to Syria

Says step will take place before year-end

Carter: We look for a successful and safe elections and I might return to verify transparency

Nassib Lahoud after meeting Rice: Washington is committed to equipping the army

Miqati: Calls for amending Taef are dangerous, tampers with constitution

Feltman renews his country's support to Lebanon, expects special policy from Obama's team

Harb: Amending Taef might lead to explosion

Salloukh: 1701 is one of Lebanon's foreign policy constants

Geagea: Syrian regime hasn't changed its view of Lebanon

Kataeb: Aoun's visit to Damascus invigorates the Iranian-Syrian alliance

Fadlallah calls from Mecca for prosecuting Bush

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As-Safir

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Aoun to As-Safir: I am used to winning impossible battles

Jumblat to As-Safir: I warn of western opening up to Damascus

Salloukh: Syria has chosen its embassy site, but names of ambassadors are not decided

Washington worried about regional confrontation in Tripoli

Aoun: I returned from Syria independent and a friend

Let them benefit from my visit in strengthening their popularity

Comfortable leveling between Suleiman and 'the general', and a visit to Bkerki shortly

Carter meets Suleiman, visits UNFIL and the Blue Line, hopes to play monitoring role in the elections

How does the Islamic Group approach the elections file? - Ammar Nihme

Abu Jamra: Taef agreement was imposed by guns

Siniora: No interest in opening the subject now

Britain lifts travel ban to Lebanon

Kataeb praises Suleiman, criticizes Aoun

Soueid: Aoun did not benefit electorally from his visit to Syria

Nassib Lahoud meets Rice: No developments at the expense of Lebanon

Shukr: March 14 team is in a state of frustration

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Al-Mustaqbal

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Suleiman urges continuation of political calm

Fatah al-Islam says Absi's was killed or captured in Syria

Ogasepian: Syrian regime betting on elections outcome

Minister Najjar, wife heavily injured in car accident; bodyguard killed

Syrian regime targeting Suleiman's 'balanced performance' - Nassir Al-Asaad

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Al-Akhbar

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Franjieh lashes out at 'independents' and Geagea is for a 'postive' amendment of Taef

Aoun's reconciliation with Damascus a second shock after his understanding with Hezbollah - Nicholas Nassif

Coercion among the opposition in the Mountain ... and the 'big brother' watches - Nader Fawwaz

Suleiman and Aoun in the presidency as in the army: Everyone knows his position - Ghassan Saoud

Until now ... March 8 run in the elections against one another  - Afif Diab

Aoun: We and the president are in the same political line and Syria won't return to Lebanon 

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