Israeli PM Sharon tries to save govt
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Jerusalem: Prime Minister Ariel Sharon&#39;s annual budget was overwhelmingly defeated in parliament, triggering a major political crisis in Israel.
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Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon is expected to seek parliamentary approval for his new cabinet shortly.
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Fresh splits threaten Israeli PM Ariel Sharon's coalition as he seeks parliamentary backing for his budget.
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Reeling from a parliamentary defeat,  Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon prepared Thursday to open  coalition talks to save his shattered government and avoid  early elections that could stall his Gaza withdrawal plan.
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Prime Minister Sharon, his right-wing base decimated by opposition to his Gaza disengagement plan, lost his last coalition partner and moved perilously close to losing his government
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Prime Minister Ariel Sharon is willing to lose Wednesday night&#39;s vote on the first reading of the 2005 budget bill in order to prove to his Likud colleagues that the formation of a national-unity government is required to prevent early elections, sources
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Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon, who has alienated his right-wing Likud party with plans to withdraw from Gaza, begins a new legislative session yesterday fighting for his government&#39;s survival.
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Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon on Friday invited the opposition Labor Party into the government, officials said, seeking to shore up his coalition as Israel's plans to pull out of the Gaza Strip move into high gear.
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Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon,  his government in ruins, vowed on Thursday to rebuild it by  recruiting the Labour Party to stave off snap elections and  carry out his Gaza withdrawal plan on schedule in 2005.
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Israeli PM Ariel Sharon says Palestinians must take tougher measures against militants to advance peace hopes.
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ERUSALEM, Aug. 17  The day before Prime Minister Ariel Sharon faces sharp debate about his policies at his own Likud Party convention, his government made an effort to pacify his critics today, issuing tenders for 1,001 new, ...
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Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon  vowed on Thursday to forge a coalition with the opposition  Labour party to save his ruined government and stave off snap  elections that could stymie his Gaza withdrawal plan.
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Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon  sacked his main coalition partner on Wednesday and aides said  he would immediately approach the Labour party to save his  government from collapse and keep a Gaza pullout plan on track.
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Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon called opposition Labor party leader Shimon Peres yesterday to start talks on forming a coalition government, a government source said.
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Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon  urged his Likud party on Thursday to vote for a governing  alliance with the Labour Party, warning that failure to do so  would force snap elections and derail his Gaza withdrawal plan.  Internal polls predict victory for Sharon in a crucial ballot  by the rightist Likud's Central Committee on whether to allow  him to open talks with center-left Labour on joining a unity  coalition to shore up his shattered government.
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Prime Minister Ariel Sharon confronted  Likud party rebels with a pledge to put the good of Israel  first Wednesday as he battled to avoid an embarrassing defeat  over his Gaza pullout plan.
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Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon will seek to bring Labor and other parties into his government to avoid early elections after dismissing a coalition partner who voted against the budget.