Arafat better, focused on US election
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Yasser Arafat&#39;s health has improved enough for him to undergo tests he couldn&#39;t have stood before, and the Palestinian leader was following the US presidential
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In a pace-setting adventure next January that could herald a new beginning in the Middle East or spell disaster for all is the election of a Palestinian successor to the charismatic Yasser Arafat and a new Baghdad regime that could bring to an end the
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WASHINGTON: US President George W Bush said yesterday the death of Yasser Arafat provides &quot;a great chance to establish a Palestinian state&quot; and a broader Middle East peace.
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A decline in Yasser Arafat's health puts focus on future leadership.
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The condition of Palestinian President Yasser Arafat has improved markedly as he entered a fourth day of emergency treatment in France, Palestinian officials have said Monday.
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The United States on Sunday began a new round of Mideast diplomacy after the death of Yasser Arafat, asking Israel to help with the upcoming Palestinian election for his successor.
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: Palestinian leaders on Sunday outlined plans to persuade visiting American envoys to pressure Israel into removing troops from urban areas to ensure smooth elections to replace Yasser Arafat.
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Palestinian Authority Chairman Yasser Arafat met yesterday for the first time with some of the Palestinian officials who accompanied him to Paris, where he is hospitalized, in what seems to be a clear indication that his health is improving.
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A day after Yasser Arafat was buried, Palestinians began taking stock of a future without the man who led their fight for independence, while Europe and the US look at ways to revive the stalled peace process.
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Palestinian Foreign Minister Nabil Shaat said earlier today that the US presidential elections, which will be held on November 2, have impaired the Middle East peace process.
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Jerusalem, Nov 14 : Israel is divided over a US proposition to allow East Jerusalem residents to participate in elections for a new Palestinian Authority chairman, to lend it greater credibility.
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JERUSALEM  - US Secretary of State Colin Powell arrived in Israel, with Washington determined to push forward the Middle East peace process ahead of January&#39;s election to find a successor to Yasser Arafat.
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RAMALLAH, West Bank Palestinian officials are pushing ahead with plans for life without Yasser Arafat. The officials met today to set a date for elections to replace their longtime leader after his death last week.
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The Palestinian Authority sees the vote as a possible major boost to Arafat's legitimacy and answer to calls for reform.
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Standing beside British Prime Minister Tony Blair last week at the White House on the day Yasser Arafat was buried, President Bush vowed that he would spend the &quot;capital of the United States&quot; over the next four years in pursuit of a &quot;democratic
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Even while mourning the loss of Yasser Arafat, the Palestinian leadership ordered preparations for new presidential elections to start immediately and appealed to the United States to take an active role in securing a vote in 60
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The deteriorating health of Yasser Arafat, long the personification of the Palestinian struggle for statehood, could reorder the political landscape of the Middle East in two