This news is probably the best thing I've seen so far in the still-young year of 2005:
Mideast Leaders Promise to Halt Violence
By RAMIT PLUSHNICK-MASTI, Associated Press Writer
SHARM EL SHEIK, Egypt - In a crucial step heralded as a fresh start to peacemaking, Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon and Palestinian leader Mahmoud Abbas promised Tuesday to halt all acts of violence and agreed to meet again soon to tackle the tougher issues that for decades have blocked the road to peace.
There is more, but "halt all acts of violence" was plenty for me. Peace in the Middle East. A dream come true.
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Diligence is the mother of good luck.
Ben Franklin (1706-1790)