Arafat Stable, Militants Seek More Powers
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Yasser Arafat is in a stable condition and not in a coma, an aide said on Sunday, while militants pressed for decision-making powers in a unified Palestinian leadership if the president dies.
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Israel looks powerless to stop the barrage of rockets from Hamas-ruled Gaza. The Islamic militants, choked by a blockade of their territory, find it increasingly difficult to hold on to power. And moderate Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas is facing growing pressure to suspend peace talks because of Israel's strikes in Gaza.
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Yasser Arafat remained in a critical  condition as uncertainty mounted over who might succeed him and  where he might be buried should he die.
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YASSER Arafat seems to have held off one more challenge to his rule. But his latest victory does not answer the question of what will happen when he finally does leave the political scene.
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Arab columnists have praised and criticized    Yasser Arafat 's tactics over the years, but in the wake of his death, they agreed on one thing: Palestinian leaders with new approaches may emerge, but the conditions under which they try to govern remain the same.
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Israeli leaders are hopeful that Palestinians will choose a moderate and responsible successor to Yasser Arafat, the Palestinian Authority president who died Thursday.
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Yasser Arafat was as unpredictable in death as he was in life. The longtime leader of the Palestinians lingered for days, with the world unsure of the severity of his medical condition.
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U.S. officials hope Yasser Arafat's  death on Thursday will offer a new chance for Middle East peace  but said it depends on who replaces him, how much power they  wield and whether they have the legitimacy to strike a deal.
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Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat remained in a coma Friday at a French military hospital as concerns heightened over possibilities for his burial and the future of Palestinian leadership.
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Abbas claims Arafat's mantle, but peace may be no closer
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Palestinian President Yasser Arafat is slowly recovering from serious illness but could remain in a French military hospital for several weeks, Palestinian officials say.
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Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat remained in an unchanged but still critical condition, with his closest adviser insisting that a recovery was possible.
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Arafat's death raises hopes for a new push for peace. But much depends on who takes charge and how the U.S. responds
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Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat remained critically ill and unconscious at a military hospital near here Friday, but hospital officials said his condition had not deteriorated.
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PARIS -- Countering Israeli television reports that Yasser Arafat&#39;s health had deteriorated sharply over the past day, Palestinian officials said Wednesday that their leader&#39;s condition was stable.
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Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat was said to be seriously ill but in stable condition Thursday as a team of international doctors prepared
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The death or long-term incapacitation of Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat will be a turning point in Middle East history. It could suddenly remove an obstacle to peace or unleash a bloody power struggle among Palestinians factions.