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[an error occurred while processing this directive] (none) Clinton to visit with Mubarak CAIRO, Egypt (AP) - President Clinton will visit Egypt on Tuesday at a time when President Hosni Mubarak has been leading a difficult diplomatic effort to reach a deal between the Arabs and Israelis on sovereignty over Jerusalem. Egyptians fear Clinton will use his considerable influence to urge Mubarak to persuade the Palestinians to be more flexible in discussing a sharing of power in the holy city that stands at the heart of the impasse over reaching a peace agreement. And not just that, but to do it in time for a final Palestinian-Israeli settlement before the end of Clinton's term as president. "One fears most that we may be faced with a new American-Israeli ploy that is shrouded in ambiguity to perpetuate Israeli sovereignty" over Jerusalem, wrote Makram Mohammed Ahmed, editor of the Egyptian political weekly Al-Mussawar. Clinton's visit, announced Friday, is "a big effort, it's a very big effort to reach a deal before the end of his term," said Mohamed Sayed Said, an analyst at Cairo's independent Al-Ahram Center for Political and Strategic Studies. [an error occurred while processing this directive] (none) [an error occurred while processing this directive] (none) [an error occurred while processing this directive] (none) Visit our back issue library Email your... Technical questions & comments to: WebMaster Daily Tidings editorial comments & questions to: Editor Visit our other Western Oregon Newspapers... | Albany Democrat-Herald | Corvallis Gazette-Times | Lebanon Express | Newport News-Times | | Ashland Daily Tidings | Gresham Outlook | Springfield News | Ashland Daily Tidings 1661 Siskiyou Blvd. Ashland, OR 97520 Telephone 541-482-3456 © Copyright 2000 Lee Northwest Publishing