Abbas calls for early Palestinian vote
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RAMALLAH, West Bank  - President Mahmoud Abbas on Saturday called for fresh Palestinian parliamentary and presidential elections, raising the stakes after days of internal violence that has renewed fears of civil war.
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RAMALLAH, West Bank  - President Mahmoud Abbas called on Saturday for fresh Palestinian parliamentary and presidential elections, raising the stakes after days of internal violence that has renewed fears of civil war.
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RAMALLAH, WEST BANK - Interim Palestinian leader Mahmoud Abbas vowed on Saturday to lead his people to independent statehood, in his first official campaign speech before January&#39;s presidential election.
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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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Prime Minister Tony Blair will offer beleaguered Palestinian president Mahmud Abbas support for his controversial call for early elections during a meeting in Ramallah, his spokesman said.
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Interim Palestinian leader and presidential front-runner Mahmoud Abbas gestures as he speaks during a campaign rally in the West Bank town of Jericho, Tuesday Dec. 28, 2004.
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Mahmoud Abbas, the leading candidate in a Jan. 9 Palestinian presidential election, on Wednesday called on Israel to tear down its West Bank separation barrier, telling thousands
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Hamas accused Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas of launching a coup after he announced a plan for early elections in an attempt to break a political deadlock and have crippling international sanctions lifted.
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GAZA CITY - PLO leader Mahmud Abbas stepped up calls Friday to end âarmed chaosâ in the occupied territories, as the new Palestinian leadership prepares the ground for presidential elections in January.
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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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Palestine Liberation Organization chief Mahmoud Abbas announced on Saturday the beginning of his campaign for the presidential election due on Jan. 9. &quot;We want peace and stability
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President Abbas called Saturday for early elections. Hamas says it won't participate.
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RAMALLAH, West Bank  - Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas on Monday vowed to press on with early elections as a truce between his security forces and the Hamas government threatened to unravel in the Gaza Strip.
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Palestinian leader Mahmoud Abbas called on  Tuesday for his people to pursue negotiations instead of  violence in the struggle for a state, marking out a change of  strategy for peace with Israel after Yasser Arafat's death.
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RAMALLAH, West Bank  - Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas vowed on Monday to press on with early elections as a truce between his security forces and the Hamas government appeared close to collapse in the Gaza Strip.
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RAMALLAH, West Bank  - Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas said on Monday he would press on with early elections as a truce between his security forces and the Hamas government came under strain in the Gaza Strip.
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President Mahmoud Abbas said he hoped talks between Palestinian factions to begin Sunday would resolve critical disagreements and make his plan to call a referendum recognizing Israel&#039;s right to exist unnecessary.