Abbas Sworn in As Palestinian Leader
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Mahmoud Abbas, sworn in as Palestinian Authority president Saturday, said he is extending his hand in peace to Israel and called for a cease-fire, but he made no mention in his inaugural speech of how he would deal with Palestinian militants, the most pressing issue on his agenda.
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Mahmoud Abbas's inauguration to succeed Yasser Arafat on Saturday will be overshadowed by Israel's decision to cut ties with the new Palestinian president after a militant attack that killed six Israelis.
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HAMID Karzai was sworn in as Afghanistanâs first popularly elected president yesterday, promising to bring peace to the war-torn nation and an end to the economyâs dependence on narcotics.
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Hamid Karzai was sworn in today as Afghanistan&#39;s first democratically elected president. In a solemn ceremony at the restored royal palace in Kabul, with Dick Cheney and Donald Rumsfeld in attendance, Hamid
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Indonesia's new president Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono is being sworn into office in the capital Jakarta.
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RAMALLAH, West Bank -- Palestinians yesterday mourned the death of Yasser Arafat, quickly installed new officials in the top positions that he held, and vowed to create the first true democracy in the Arab world.
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Ramallah - Former prime minister Mahmud Abbas appears in pole position to grab the lion&#39;s share of power from Yasser Arafat, taking temporary charge of the Palestine Liberation Organisation and the Palestinian leader&#39;s Fatah faction during his enforced
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ISLAMABAD, Pakistan -- A close ally of President Gen. Pervez Musharraf has been sworn in as prime minister, a day after the national assembly elected him despite an opposition boycott of the vote.
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Hamid Karzai was sworn in on Tuesday as Afghanistan's first democratically elected president at a ceremony attended by Vice President Dick Cheney and Defense Minister Donald Rumsfeld.
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Mahmoud Abbas was sworn in as Palestinian president to succeed Yasser Arafat on Saturday, but his call for a truce and talks were overshadowed by Israel's decision to cut ties over a deadly militant attack.
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Ignoring Hamas' vehement protests, Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas on Sunday swore in a new government without his political rivals, outlawed Hamas militias and said he'll push hard for a restoration of foreign aid to the Palestinians after a punishing 15-month boycott.
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Cloaking himself in Yasser Arafat's legacy, interim Palestinian leader Mahmoud Abbas opened his campaign for president Saturday with a pledge to fulfill Palestinian dreams of statehood.
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Hamid Karzai was sworn in on Tuesday as  Afghanistan's first democratically elected president at a  ceremony attended by Vice President Dick Cheney and Defense  Minister Donald Rumsfeld.
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President Mahmoud Abbas of the Palestinian Authority also declared his readiness to hold talks with IsraelÂs prime minister.
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RAMALLAH, West Bank  - President-elect Mahmoud  Abbas said on Thursday the Palestinians intended to start  carrying out security commitments under a U.S.-backed "road  map" charting a path to statehood and peace with Israel.
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RAMALLAH, WEST BANK - Interim Palestinian leader Mahmoud Abbas vowed on Saturday to lead his people to independent statehood, in his first official campaign speech before January&#39;s presidential election.
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A beleaguered Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas declared a state of emergency and disbanded the Hamas-led unity government after the Islamic militant group vanquished its Fatah rivals and effectively took control of the Gaza Strip on Thursday.