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	<title><![CDATA[Arabs Should Act Now -- Not Wait for Obama]]></title>
	<url>http://www.huffingtonpost.com/james-zogby/arabs-should-act-now----n_b_145624.html</url>
	<abstract><![CDATA[<p>	Because expectations across the Middle East are so high and the need for change is so great, during the next two months, all eyes will be focused on the early decisions made by President-elect Barack Obama. But precisely because the need is so great, I believe that the region's leadership should be more than spectators during this critical transition period. This is especially true with regard to efforts to achieve an Israeli-Palestinian peace.</p>

<p>	The damage done by eight years of the...</p>]]></abstract>
	<taxonomy><![CDATA[Politics]]></taxonomy>
	<date_published>2008-12-22T05:12:00-05:00</date_published>
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