Wednesday's coverage: Mitchell to West Bank, Uighurs to Palau, Iran to vote
This is what we're covering today:
We've got a couple stories relating to US envoy George Mitchell meeting with Palestinian Authority chairman Mahmoud Abbas today. ...
• In Gaza, where residents are rebuilding their war-torn homes with mud, they are starting to grumble about Hamas. Erin Cunningham reports that only 23 percent would vote for the militant party today.
• Josh Mitnick in the West Bank looks at the withered Palestinian economy, based on a recent World Bank report and pegged to Mitchell's talks with the Palestinian leader.
In other world news ...
• Scott Peterson is seeing a highly engaged electorate in a lively campaign in Iran. Why Iranians are more energized in this presidential election than previous ones.
