Powell Urges Middle East Calm After Arafat Death
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On word of the death of Palestinian  leader Yasser Arafat, Secretary of State Colin Powell pledged  on Thursday the United States "will do all we can" to help  Palestinians achieve peace and urged calm to prevail in the  region.
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It&#39;s been almost a week since Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat died. With constant conflict in the Middle East , some wonder if Arafat&#39;s death will bring about peace in his former home.
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Arriving in the Middle East for talks with Israeli and Palestinian leaders, Secretary of State Colin Powell said yesterday he would press both sides to take steps to enable Palestinians to elect a legitimate successor to Yasser Arafat.
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Israel leaders today assured Colin Powell that they will do their utmost to ensure that Palestinian elections to choose a successor to Yassir Arafat go smoothly, including easing
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US Secretary of State Colin Powell has continued his latest Middle East peace mission, urging Israeli and Palestinian leaders to make the most of new chances.
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RAMALLAH, West Bank  - Palestinian negotiations minister Saeb Erakat paid tribute to outgoing US Secretary of State Colin Powell Tuesday as a man who commanded respect but said his successor had to show more balance in the Middle East conflict.
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The death of Yasser Arafat has brought a flurry of diplomatic initiatives in the Middle East by Arab, Palestinian and Israeli leaders aiming to revive long-stalled peace negotiations on several fronts.
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THE death of Palestinian President Yasser Arafat has been seen in parts of the West, especially the United States and Britain, as an opening to peace in the Middle East.
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The new Palestinian leadership that takes over after the death of Yasser Arafat must renounce terrorism and work to unite the Palestinian people, US Secretary of State Colin Powell said.
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Secretary of State Colin Powell  appealed to Palestinian President Yasser Arafat on Thursday to  step aside for the sake of achieving his lifetime goal of a  Palestinian state.
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World leaders on Thursday expressed their condolences over the death of Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat, who died earlier in the day at a French military hospital outside Paris
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WASHINGTON -- American Middle East diplomacy, nearly dormant during the final months of the presidential campaign, sprung into action yesterday as State Department and White House officials grappled with how the United States should respond in the event of the death of Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat.
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Secretary of State Colin Powell on Monday will invest U.S. prestige in a new Middle East peace drive, pressing Israeli and Palestinian leaders alike for steps to help Palestinians elect a new president.
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JERUSALEM - US Secretary of State Colin Powell embarked Sunday on a mission to revive the Middle East peace process after Yasser Arafat&#39;s death.
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Secretary of State Colin Powell on  Monday will invest U.S. prestige in a new Middle East peace  drive, pressing Israeli and Palestinian leaders alike for steps  to help Palestinians elect a new president.
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Secretary of State Colin Powell is  expected to visit the West Bank next week to meet the new  Palestinian leadership that has have taken power provisionally  after Yasser Arafat's death, a Palestinian official said.
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Secretary of State Colin L. Powell arrived Jerusalem for talks with Israeli and Palestinian leaders about steps to facilitate the Palestinian political transition after the death of Yasser Arafat.