Lincoln lies to Congress about the status of secret peace talks with the Confederacy.

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In 2004, the PKK resumed its violent campaign, which went on until secret peace talks were initiated in 2009 and the PKK declared a ceasefire.

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The Mideast peace talks, which Bush lauds as the path to an independent Palestinian state, are "largely secret, " National Security Adviser Stephen Hadley told reporters Wednesday en route to the Middle East, but negotiations are moving forward.

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