SPORTSWEDNESDAY , PAGE D1 Sharon and Abbas Meet Prime Minister Ariel Sharon of Israel and Mahmoud Abbas , the Palestinian leader , meeting for the first time since they announced a truce in February , could not agree on concrete measures to strengthen it amid persistent violence .
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