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Tue 04 Apr 2003North parties upbeat on Bush input in processPro-Agreement parties in the North have generally welcomed efforts by US President George W Bush to put the peace process back on track.Mr Bush, along with the Taoiseach and the British Prime Minister hosted round-table talks with the parties earlier and issued a joint communiqué saying proposals from Dublin and London "hold out the prospect of enormous progress".