Moderate Abbas Wins Poll to Succeed Arafat
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RAMALLAH, West Bank  - Mahmoud Abbas won election  as Palestinian president by a landslide on Sunday, securing a  strong mandate to talk peace with Israel after years of  bloodshed and to end corruption at home.
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RAMALLAH, West Bank  - Mahmoud Abbas declared that  he had won a Palestinian presidential election on Sunday and  dedicated his victory to Yasser Arafat, the late iconic leader  he is replacing.
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Mahmoud Abbas was elected Palestinian Authority president by a wide margin Sunday, exit polls showed, giving him a decisive mandate to renew peace talks with Israel, rein in militants and try to end more than four years of Mideast bloodshed.
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Mahmoud Abbas, newly-named chief of the Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO), on Sunday escaped unharmed from an exchange of fire which he insisted was the result of a feud
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RAMALLAH, West Bank  - The victory of Mahmoud  Abbas in Palestinian elections raised hopes on Monday for  reviving talks with Israel after the relative moderate won a  landslide in the vote to succeed Yasser Arafat.
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Don't expect a sea-change when Abbas succeeds Arafat
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The interim Palestinian leader pledged to uphold Arafat&#39;s legacy and create and negotiate for peace. RAMALLAH, WEST BANK -- Mahmoud Abbas kicked off his campaign to succeed Yasser Arafat, pledging yesterday
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RAMALLAH, 26 December 2004 - Mahmoud Abbas kicked off his campaign to succeed Yasser Arafat yesterday, pledging to uphold the late Palestinian leaderâs legacy and deliver on his promise of Palestinian statehood.
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Mahmoud Abbas, who was chosen as PLO Chief to succeed late Yasser Arafat, on Sunday survived an assassination attempt by radical Palestinian gunmen who killed two security service personnel.
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RAMALLAH, West Bank  - Palestinians voted on  Sunday for a successor to Yasser Arafat and looked likely to  elect Mahmoud Abbas, a pragmatist who has promised to revive a  peace process with Israel after years of bloodshed.
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The al-Aqsa Martyrs' Brigades backs Mahmoud Abbas' candidacy to replace Yasser Arafat as Palestinian leader.
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Rauhi Fattouh, the man chosen as Yasser Arafat&#39;s immediate successor as Palestinian Authority president, is a 55-year-old moderate who only became parliament speaker six months ago.
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Palestinian presidential candidate Mahmoud Abbas appeared headed toward a decisive victory Sunday, in a vote many across the world hope will usher in a moderate leadership and revitalize the Middle East peace process.
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RAMALLAH, West Bank  - Palestinians voted on  Sunday for a successor to Yasser Arafat and were expected to  elect Mahmoud Abbas, who has pledged to revive peacemaking with  Israel after years of bloodshed.
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Three polls indicate that the race for President of the Palestinian Authority is nearly even between Fatah choice Mahmoud Abbas and independent candidate Marwan Barghouti.
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Palestinian voters appeared to have overwhelmingly elected Mahmoud Abbas as their leader Sunday in balloting many Palestinians and international officials considered a milestone in efforts to bring democracy to the Arab world and a potential opening for reviving peace negotiations between Israelis and Palestinians.
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In municipal elections Thursday, voters chose between the moderate Fatah party and the militant Hamas.