Bush invites Palestinian leader Abbas for talks at White

President George W. Bush has invited Palestinian Authority leader Mahmoud Abbas to the White House in an effort to give a boost to Mideast peace talks, the White House said Thursday.

The plan, which envisions talks around the beginning of May, was disclosed to reporters on Air Force One by National Security Council spokesman Gordon Johndroe, who was accompanying Bush on a flight to Dayton, Ohio. (AP)