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in washington , u . s . officials are working overtime to find some way to defuse the volatile situation in the middle east as the two sides attack each other .
 geographical social political: washington; geographical social political: u . s .; geographical social political: the two sides; geographical social political: each other; person: u . s . officials; location: the middle east
Please list all entity words in the text that fit the category.Output format is "type1: word1; type2: word2". 
Option: geographical social political, organization, person, location, facility, vehicle, weapon 
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Answer:
 geographical social political: washington; geographical social political: u . s .; geographical social political: the two sides; geographical social political: each other; person: u . s . officials; location: the middle east