Committee to succeed Arafat denied
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The head of the Political Department in the Palestine Liberation Organization said Friday no committee was formed to succeed ailing Yasser Arafat.
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Rarely in history has a political movement been so deliberately set by its founder on a course towards chaos. Arafat not only left no successor, but also no order.
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The militant Palestinian group Al-Aqsa Martyrs Brigades has said it is opposed to Mahmud Abbas being elected president of the Palestinian Authority to replace Yasser Arafat and would instead back jailed West Bank Fatah leader Marwan Barghuti.
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A source close to Yasser Arafat denied reports Wednesday that the Palestinian leader&#39;s condition has deteriorated sharply, but another official acknowledged that his condition remained &quot;difficult.
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JERUSALEM Aug. 19, 2004 - Embattled leaders Ariel Sharon and Yasser Arafat rebuffed demands from their backers Thursday, holding steadfast to positions posing great political risk: Sharon insisted he will
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The parliament speaker would replace Yasser Arafat as Palestinian Authority president for 60 days, until elections. But he is unlikely to hold onto that position during a turbulent transition; timely elections also seem unlikely.
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Even though Palestinian officials say they have an orderly succession plan to replace leader Yasser Arafat, Arabs and Israelis agree that a power vacuum
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The Palestinian leadership convened yesterday without Yasser Arafat in the chair for the first time in years, making a show of stability while the ailing iconic
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Description: Republicans are under pressure to deny Sen. Arlen Specter (R-PA) chairmanship of the committee that considers President Bush&#39;s judicial nominees, after Specter said Supreme Court nominees who
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Ariel Sharon was not able to expel Yasser Arafat, despite blockading him in his nearly-demolished Moukataa headquarters. He was unable to liquidate him politically or physically.
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Palestinian officials are denying Israeli reports Palestinian Authority President Yasser Arafat needed to be airlifted to Cairo to undergo surgery.
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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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Lawmakers angered by the Palestinian leadership's failure to make reforms plan to force a parliamentary no-confidence vote that could bring down the government appointed by Yasser Arafat.
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Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat attends a PLO executive committee meeting at his headquarters in the West Bank town of Ramallah in this Sunday, Aug. 22, 2004 file photo.
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Palestinian Liberation Organization Chairman Mahmoud Abbas Monday denied reports he was named the Fatah candidate for the Jan. 9 presidential election.
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The death of PLO leader Yasser Arafat does not mean Israel will be able to make peace with the new Palestinian leadership, because the old guard -- backed by the same
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Yasser Arafat&#39;s medics flatly denied on Tuesday that the 75-year-old Palestinian leader needed hospital treatment after Israel gave clearance for him to be treated outside his West Bank headquarters.