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Obama, Erdogan seek common ground on Middle East | Reuters

Obama, Erdogan seek common ground on Middle East

By Matt Spetalnick and Laura MacInnis

NEW YORK | Tue Sep 20, 2011 8:14pm EDT

(Reuters) - President Barack Obama and Turkish Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan sought common ground on counterterrorism and Middle East policy on Tuesday even as Washington pressed Ankara to ease tensions with close U.S. ally Israel.

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