Prisoner plans run for Arafat&#39;s position
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Marwan Barghouti, a fiery Palestinian leader serving multiple life terms in an Israeli prison, indicated Thursday he is running for Yasser Arafat&#39;s position as
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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 popular Palestinian leader serving multiple life terms in an Israeli prison â-ould change the course of Palestinian politics and the Middle East peace process.
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Shaking up the race to replace Yasser Arafat, imprisoned uprising leader Marwan Barghouti announced his candidacy for the Palestinian presidency in a last-minute decision to challenge the establishment candidate.
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Ten Palestinians are listed for a January poll to succeed Yasser Arafat, including a leader jailed for life by Israel.
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RAMALLAH, WEST BANK - A Palestinian serving five life sentences in an Israeli jail will drop out of the race to replace former leader Yasser Arafat, he indicated in a statement on Sunday.
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RAMALLAH, West Bank -- Marwan Barghouti, a leader of the Palestinian uprising jailed by Israel but perhaps the strongest candidate to oust Yasser Arafat's old guard of politicians, plans to run in upcoming presidential elections, a person close to Barghouti said yesterday.
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Palestinian officials pushed forward on Sunday with plans for life without Yasser Arafat, meeting to set a date for elections to replace their longtime leader after his death.
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JERUSALEM - Marwan Barghouti, a leader of the Palestinian uprising serving five life sentences in an Israeli jail, will run for the Palestinian leadership, Associated Press reports.
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GAZA CITY - Palestinian President Yasser Arafat has offered to help secure the release of a British hostage being held in Iraq and demanded that Palestinian militants release a CNN producer kidnapped in Gaza, officials say.
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Marwan Barghouti, a Palestinian leader now in jail, has been entered in next month&#39;s presidential election to succeed the late Yasser Arafat.
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The decision by Marwan Barghouti, an imprisoned Palestinian leader, to run for president of the Palestinian Authority should be welcomed by all who want to see real democracy emerge in Palestine (&quot;Barghouti faces Fatah opposition,&quot; Dec. 3).
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RAMALLAH, November 27 (IslamOnline.net &amp; News Agencies) - The decision taken by Fatah West Bank Secretary Marwan Barghuti, currently serving five life terms in Israeli jails, to opt out of the presidential race, gives an extra momentum to the chances of
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Description: Nine candidates are running for the Palestinian presidency in January&#39;s election, but the spotlight is on Mahmoud Abbas, who succeeded Yasser Arafat as head of the Palestine Liberation Organization, and jailed militant leader Marwan Barghouti
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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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With Yasser Arafat fighting for his life in a French hospital, his top lieutenants will fly to Paris for consultations with his doctors, a senior official said Sunday, as Palestinian leaders worked to set up contingency plans in the event of the 75-year-old leader's death.
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RAMALLAH, West Bank: Palestinian leaders drew up plans at a series of meetings Sunday in a bid to prevent an outbreak of violence and ensure a smooth transfer of power in the event of Yasser Arafat&#39;s death.