<p>After reading today’s headlines on President Jimmy Carter’s meeting with Hamas, it’s pretty clear that the talks were monumental. Hamas wants to live in peace with Israel now! Wait, no, the meetings were meaningless. Actually, no, they went well. Badly. Well. Badly. Well…<br />

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Here’s our latest installment of &quot;State of Play,&quot; a look at how a top story of the day is being played around the Web and in print:<br />

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<a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2008/04/22/world/middleeast/22mideast.html?ref=world">Carter Says Hamas and Syria Are Open to Peace</a> (The New York Times)<br />

<a href="http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,351953,00.html"><br />

Hamas Leader Vows Not to Recognzie Israel After Carter Trumpets Terror Group Willingness to Be Good Neighbor </a>(Fox News)<br />

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<a href="http://online.wsj.com/article/SB120876740808030599.html">Hamas Offers Truce if Israel Withdraws From 1967 Lands</a> (The Wall Street Journal)</p>

<p><a href="http://www.nypost.com/seven/04192008/news/nationalnews/jihad_joy_on_jimmy_junket_107184.htm">Jihad Joy on Jimmy Junket</a> (NY Post)<br />

<a href="http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=89802287"><br />

Carter Says Hamas Is Willing to Accept Israel as its Neighbor</a> (NPR)<br />

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<a href="http://www.usatoday.com/news/world/2008-04-21-carter-hamas_N.htm">Carter Mideast Trop: Few Tangible Results</a> (USA Today)<br />

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<a href="http://www.blog.newsweek.com/blogs/ov/archive/2008/04/21/carter-rejects-criticism-of-hamas-talks.aspx">Carter Rejects Criticism of Hamas Talk</a> (Newsweek)<br />

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<a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/04/21/AR2008042101177.html?hpid=topnews">Carter: With Palestinian Approval, Hamas Will Accept Israel</a> (The Washington Post)<br />

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