Bit of a Stir as Clinton Strays From Script on Mideast Peace.

With an inadvertent bit of shorthand, Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton set off a buzz in diplomatic circles on Wednesday, and may have offered a glimpse into how the Obama administration hopes to revive the stalled peace negotiations between Israel and the Palestinians. Answering a question at a news conference about how the talks might be revived, Mrs. Clinton said, ''Of course, we believe that the 1967 borders, with swaps, should be the focus of the negotiations over borders.'' [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]