Powell Will Ask Israel, Palestinians to Support January Poll
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US Secretary of State Colin Powell said he will ask Israeli and Palestinian leaders to help the election process for the Jan. 9 Palestinian poll to choose a successor to Yasser Arafat.
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Israel will do "everything in its power" to enable Palestinian elections to take place, the foreign minister said Monday after meeting with U.S. Secretary of State Colin Powell.
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The Bush administration is    preparing with European allies to help the Palestinian  Authority organize January elections and improve its security  forces to crack down on terrorism, U.S. officials and diplomats  said on Sunday.
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Outgoing US Secretary of State Colin Powell said Monday that Palestinian leadership has financial needs to hold the presidential elections.
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WASHINGTON -- The Bush administration is preparing with European allies to help the Palestinian Authority organize January elections and improve its security forces to crack down on terrorism, US officials and diplomats said yesterday.
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Secretary of State Colin Powell travels to the Middle East next week for talks with Israeli and Palestinian leaders on how to best facilitate upcoming Palestinian presidential elections and how
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The Bush administration is preparing with European allies to help the Palestinian Authority organize January elections and improve its security forces to crack down on
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Secretary of State Colin Powell, facing his last weeks on the job, will travel to Israel and the West Bank to try to accelerate prospects for peacemaking, the State Department announced Tuesday.
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U.S. politics, a desire to support  Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon's disengagement plan and  Palestinian political disarray play into hints U.S. officials  may accept growth within Israeli settlements.
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Palestinian leaders will tell Colin Powell, the US secretary of state, who is visiting the occupied territories today, that they want the Bush administration to commit itself to the creation of a Palestinian state by the end of next year.
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SHARM EL-SHEIKH, Egypt  - Members of the Quartet  of Middle East peace mediators urged Israel Tuesday to ease  restrictions on Palestinians before January elections to choose  a successor to late President Yasser Arafat.
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RAMALLAH, West Bank  - A U.S. envoy said before a  visit by Secretary of State Colin Powell on Sunday that Israel  should take steps to smooth the way for a Palestinian  presidential election set for Jan. 9.
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JERUSALEM  - Outgoing US Secretary of State Colin Powell arrives here Sunday for a visit to Israel and the Palestinian territories on a new US push for peace after the death of veteran Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat.
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Israel will give the Palestinians &#39;&#39;everything that is needed&#39;&#39; to have free and fair elections, Israel&#39;s foreign minister said after talks with outgoing US Secretary of State Colin Powell.
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Secretary of State Colin Powell said  on Friday Middle East peace cannot be rushed, as Palestinians  must first elect a president and both sides must begin to carry  out the U.S.-backed "road map" peace plan.
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US Secretary of State Colin Powell, who has announced his resignation, will go to Israel and the Palestinian territories next week, a senior State Department official said.
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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.