Palestinians to Elect Arafat Successor on Jan. 9
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Palestinians set Jan. 9 as the date for presidential elections to replace Yasser Arafat on Sunday while the United States hinted it may be ready to resume Middle East peacemaking.
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RAMALLAH, West Bank The ruling party of the Palestinian Authority has set a date for its first elections in 16 years. A senior Fatah (FAH&#39;-tah) official says it&#39;ll be held on August fourth, Yasser Arafat&#39;s birthday.
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The ruling Fatah party chose Mahmoud Abbas as its candidate to replace Yasser Arafat as head of the Palestinian Authority in Jan. 9 elections, a Palestinian official said. Abbas, 69, Arafat's longtime deputy as head of the Palestine Liberation Organization, has already been named head of the PLO.
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Palestinians hold municipal elections in parts of the West Bank on Thursday, seen as a dress rehearsal for a presidential vote to choose Yasser Arafat's successor next month.
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The Revolutionary Council of the Palestinians' dominant political faction Fatah approved Mahmoud Abbas on Thursday as its candidate to succeed Yasser Arafat in a presidential election set for Jan. 9.
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RAMALLAH, West Bank  - Palestinians hold municipal  elections in parts of the West Bank on Thursday, seen as a  dress rehearsal for a presidential vote to choose Yasser  Arafat's successor next month.
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Palestinians set Jan. 9 as the date for presidential elections to replace Yasser Arafat on Sunday as the United States hinted it may be ready to resume Middle East peacemaking shelved since 2000.
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After days of internal haggling, Fatah has decided unanimously to nominate Mahmud Abbas as its candidate for the forthcoming Palestinian Authority presidential election scheduled for 9 January.
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RAMALLAH, West Bank  - Palestinians voted on  Sunday for a successor to Yasser Arafat and were expected to  elect Mahmoud Abbas, who has pledged to revive peacemaking with  Israel after years of bloodshed.
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YASSER Arafat is dead. A so-called moderate is now chairman of the Palestine Liberation Organization. Elections to choose a Palestinian Authority president are scheduled in the West Bank and Gaza for early January.
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RAMALLAH, West Bank  - Ten candidates will run in  the Palestinian Authority's presidential election to replace  Yasser Arafat, officials said on Thursday after finalizing the  list of contenders for the Jan. 9 race.
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Yasser Arafat&#39;s successors promised swift elections to replace him Saturday as Palestinians flocked to his tomb to pay last respects to the ex-guerrilla who symbolized hopes of a state.
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RAMALLAH, WEST BANK - Fatah, the dominant Palestinian faction, has chosen Mahmoud Abbas as its candidate for president to replace Yasser Arafat.
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JERUSALEM Israel confirmed on Wednesday that it would allow international observers to monitor Palestinian elections Jan. 9 for a new president, as the Palestinians had requested.
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RAMALLAH, West Bank Palestinian officials are pushing ahead with plans for life without Yasser Arafat. The officials met today to set a date for elections to replace their longtime leader after his death last week.
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As they continued quietly to mourn Yasir Arafat on Saturday, Palestinian officials turned their attention to finding a successor, vowing elections by Jan. 9 for
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The passing of Yasser Arafat marked the end of an era. The question is, what new era will now unfold? Elections for a new President of the Palestinian Authority will be held on Jan 9. Even then, it is still