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SCENARIOS: Middle East challenges for U.S. president

Wed Nov 5, 2008 8:54am EST

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By Alistair Lyon, Special Correspondent

(Reuters) - Major foreign policy challenges await U.S. president-elect Barack Obama in the Middle East. Here are some of the intertwined issues that Democrat Barack Obama will inherit from President George W. Bush.

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