But Abbas is under pressure at home not to attend the conference unless it deals with the so-called "final status issues, " the thorniest problems dividing Israelis and Palestinians.

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U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton is expected to be in Istanbul this weekend to attend the conference, State Department spokeswoman Victoria Nuland said in a statement.

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The conference is in the early stages of planning with agreement of the warring parties to attend still being sought, diplomats said.

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At the same time, the digital companies that he writes about pay large fees for their executives to attend the D conference, and it is estimated by a knowledgeable source that Mossberg earns about two hundred thousand dollars from ticket sales.

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Is it the President's hope that in making this gesture, that that will encourage them to attend that conference?

WHITEHOUSE: White House Press Briefing: March 20,2009