Associated Press Writer= WASHINGTON (AP) â?" Detecting signs of hope for its Mideast peace initiatives in the defeat of a Hezbollah slate in Lebanon's weekend election, the Obama administration said Monday it will send special envoy George Mitchell to Syria and Lebanon this week.
Officials in Washington heaped praise Monday on Lebanese voters for the weekend electoral results and were visibly relieved that moderate candidates prevailed over Hezbollah and its Syrian and Iranian-backed allies.
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