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Sources close to the administration now say that President Obama has decided to shelve peace talks between Israel and the Palestinians. Should he be reelected, the president plans to pick up talks several months into his second term; but they will not be a priority. With the president stepping out of his role in the Middle East peace talks, so ends the role of the Palestinians in this process.

In connection with the Senate's resolution (mentioned above), U.S. lawmakers reaffirmed opposition to a Palestinian government that includes Hamas-unless Hamas renounces terrorism and is willing to make peace with Israel. However, this is like saying, "We will give help to the Pope if he renounces his Catholic faith." After all, if Hamas made those changes, the group would no longer be Hamas.

Will we Americans be riding bikes to work, or working from home? It would be a shame to have to walk to work but millions of Americans already do this.

It makes sense to plan your tour well and book tickets in advance to avoid last minute hassle. Flights to oslo fly full capacity during peak tourist season and getting seats can be truly a tough if not impossible task. You can check out for some budget airlines operating from your city for booking cheap flights to Oper Oslo.

A few months ago, Palestinian Authority leader Mahmoud Abbas proclaimed that he would bypass negotiations with Israel and go to the U.N. Security Council for a resolution. The resolution for which he and other Palestinian leaders hope is the U.N. declaration of a Palestinian state.

QUESTION: Wait, wait. Can I - can we go back? First of all, what does that mean we cannot accept this kind of practice? You also can't accept, you know, continued building of settlements, and they seem to be doing that.

Michael Phelps support team of people who helped him along the way include his mom, Debbie Phelps, swimming coach Bob Bowman, the teammates he swam relays with and countless fans, friends and family members. Having supporters like these helps in any drive for success.

Usain next set his sight on equaling Carl Lewis's feat of winning gold in the 100 meters and 200 mters in the same Olympics. He also hoped to crack Michael Johnson's world record of 19.32 in the 200, set during the 1996 Summer Games. Usain was so good in the preliminaries that he jogged across the finish line. In the final, he broke the tape at 19.30 to become the new world record-holder. Afterward the PA system played "Happy Birthday." Usain would turn 22 the following day.

A great story about Streep's beginnings comes from her screen test for King Kong, in which she (amazingly enough) did not get the role. Streep overheard Dino De Laurentiis commenting to his son in Italian, "She's ugly. Why did you bring me this thing?" De Laurentis was, of course, shocked when Streep replied in fluent Italian.

Oslo is by far one of the most peaceful and relaxing cities for spending a holiday. You are sure to fall in love with the vibrancy and the energy of the place where you are never short of things to do.