21.   Rabin, an Israeli prime minister, and Sadat, an Egyptian president, were both assassinated by people opposed to the peace they were pursuing.

22.   Rumsfeld also discussed the possible American withdrawal from Sinai with the Egyptian president, Hosni Mubarak, when he visited the Pentagon earlier this month.

23.   Sharon also met with Osama el-Baz, a top political adviser to the Egyptian president, Hosni Mubarak, who insisted Arafat was a reliable negotiator.

24.   That is also the message that the Egyptian president will press on Bush when he meets him on Tuesday.

25.   The Bush White House has not invited Arafat to Washington, although it has invited the Egyptian president, Hosni Mubarak, and King Abdullah of Jordan.

26.   The Egyptian president was unhurt.

27.   The Egyptian president, Hosni Mubarak.

28.   The Egyptian president sent his chief of intelligence, Omar Suleiman, to Arafat last week for a progress report.

29.   The effort started modestly on Tuesday evening, when Bush appeared at the White House with the Egyptian president.

30.   The Egyptian president said on Saturday that he would refuse to meet Netanyahu until he redeploys Israeli troops inside the West Bank city of Hebron.