Syria is one of the main items on the agenda of the Mecca meeting, which opens Tuesday.

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The president has plenty of concrete items on his agenda for the trip.

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Other items on the Bush agenda included a call to Congress to grant federal authority (via the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission) over the location of new liquefied natural gas terminals in an effort to increase the supply of natural gas and reduce prices.

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