GALACTIC CITY, CORUSCANT – Supreme Chancellor Palpatine once again took to the HoloNet, not to announce an impending vote or Senate session, but instead to offer an open invitation to Count Dooku, the popular leader of the Separatist movement, to parley. Full Story >>

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Quick Poll
What do you think of Palpatine’s attempts of negotiation with the Separatists?

The solution to this crisis lies in diplomacy: 26%
It is futile, and he is stalling the inevitable: 28%
He makes the Republic look weak: 29%
Other: 17%