Arafat still critical as Palestinians prepare for power transfer
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RAMALLAH, West Bank: Palestinians were planning Sunday for a smooth transfer of power in the event of Yasser Arafat&#39;s death at a series of high-level political and security meetings while the veteran leader battled for life in a French hospital.
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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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Palestinian President Yasser Arafat  remained in a critical condition on Saturday, a senior aide  said, despite a media report that he might have opened his eyes  and talked to doctors.
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RAMALLAH, West Bank - Palestinian officials prepared to move the ailing Yasser Arafat (search) out of his sandbagged headquarters to a hospital in Paris Thursday as associates described a Palestinian leader who was too weak to stand, appeared confused
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The critical illness of Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat, who was reported near death as this page went to press, is a pivotal event that could quickly lead to increased turmoil in the ever-troubled Middle East, but could offer hope for a long-term
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Don't expect a sea-change when Abbas succeeds Arafat
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Yasser Arafat is not in a coma but remained in intensive care after undergoing more medical tests, a senior aide to the ailing Palestinian leader said Saturday.
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(RAMALLAH, West Bank) - Palestinian officials said they won&#39;t change succession laws in the event that Yasser Arafat dies. They said the Palestinian parliament speaker will become temporary president of the Palestinian Authority when Arafat dies.
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Palestinian leaders have agreed on a plan to provide security in Gaza and the West Bank as Yasser Arafat remains in serious condition in a Paris hospital.
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THROUGH THE different stages of his life as chief of Fatah, chairman of the Palestine Liberation Organization, and president of the Palestinian Authority, Yasser Arafat&#39;s one consistent principle has been to keep the reins of power wrapped tightly around
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A hospital spokesman near Paris reports that Yasser Arafat remains in stable condition in the hospital's intensive care unit.
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PARIS, Nov 3  - The Palestinian Authority is ready to work with whoever emerges as the winner of the US presidential race as long as he is prepared to push forward the Middle East peace process, a senior adviser to Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat
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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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French hospital officials say Yasser Arafat&#39;s condition is &quot;stable&quot; and has not changed since yesterday. The spokesman for French military health services says the Palestinian leader&#39;s &quot;health has not worsened&quot; -- though he would not elaborate.
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It will be a long time before a new Palestinian leader commands the public admiration and political power that Yasser Arafat did. This power enabled him to make concessions that no previous Palestinian leader would have considered.
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On his deathbed in a French military hospital, Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat remains at the center of controversy -- this time, over the future of the volatile Middle East without this larger-than-life leader.
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Yasser Arafat lay in critical condition  in a French hospital on Saturday and militants pressed  Palestinian Prime Minister Ahmed Qurie to give them decision-  making powers in a temporary unified leadership if he dies.