http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080304/ap_on_re_mi_ea/us_mideast]Rice, Abbas urge resumption of talks (AP) [/URL]



AP - Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas declared Tuesday that "peace and negotiations are our strategic choice" but fell short of announcing a resumption of peace talks that his government cut off after an upsurge in fighting between Israel and Hamas-ruled Gaza.