MIDEAST BUSH

U.S. President George W. Bush pauses while answering a question about violence in the Middle East, during a bilateral meeting with Jordanian King Abdullah (not shown) in the Oval Office of the White House, August 1, 2002. Bush said Thursday he was "furious" about the Palestinian attack in Israel that killed seven people, including five Americans, but he still believed peace was possible in the Middle East. REUTERS/Larry Downing