Abbas Marks End of Mourning for Arafat
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Mahmoud Abbas praised Yasir Arafat's legacy today in a speech marking the end of the 40-day mourning period for the former leader.
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Bulldozers began clearing a site for Yasser Arafat&#39;s burial yesterday inside the Ramallah compound that was effectively his prison for the past two years, as France&#39;s prime minister, Jean-Pierre Raffarin, said the Palestinian president was in his &quot;final
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Abbas claims Arafat's mantle, but peace may be no closer
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LONDON: Thousands of Palestinians poured onto the streets to mourn Yasser Arafat on Thursday while world leaders praised him as an icon of his people whose death could nonetheless pave the way for a new Middle East peace drive.
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Mahmoud Abbas, the temporary successor to Yasser Arafat, escaped unharmed Sunday when militants firing assault rifles burst into a mourning tent for the deceased Palestinian leader, killing two security guards and wounding six other people.
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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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The death of Yasser Arafat is being mourned across a region which has historically supported his struggle.
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JERICHO, West Bank  - Emergent Palestinian leader  Mahmoud Abbas drew cheers at his first election rally on  Tuesday by vowing to follow in Yasser Arafat's footsteps while  stressing he would seek a state via peace talks with Israel.
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Foreign dignitaries paid a last tribute to Yasser Arafat at a solemn funeral on Friday in Cairo, the city where the leader was born and fashioned as the founding father of Palestinian resistance.
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Palestinians streamed into the streets of the West Bank and Gaza Strip on Thursday in an outpouring of grief over the death of Yasser Arafat, the enduring symbol of their nationalist cause.
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Thousands poured onto Palestinian streets to mourn Yasser Arafat on Thursday while world leaders praised him as an icon of his people's struggle whose death could usher in a new Middle East peace drive.
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Tony Blair pays tribute to Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat after his death in a French hospital aged 75.
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Bodyguards take away Mahmoud Abbas, former Palestinian Prime Minister and the successor of Yasser Arafat as PLO chief, after gunfire erupted at the tent set up for mourners to gather in memory of Arafat in Gaza city Sunday Nov. 14, 2004.
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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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CLAMART, France (CBS) The body of long-time Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat began its journey home Thursday, as his people mourned his death at the age of 75.
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Ceremonies are held to mark the end of the 40-day period of mourning for assassinated former PM Benazir Bhutto.
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Yasser Arafat&#39;s funeral began Friday with prayers for the Palestinian leader after his wooden coffin, draped in the Palestinian flag, was carried into an Egyptian military mosque.