Palestinians Vote for Successor to Arafat
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RAMALLAH, West Bank  - Palestinians voted on  Sunday for a successor to Yasser Arafat and looked likely to  elect Mahmoud Abbas, who has promised to revive peacemaking  with Israel after years of bloodshed.
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NABLUS, West Bank -- The main Palestinian movement Fatah won a test of strength against Islamic militants in a key West Bank student election yesterday, boosting Mahmoud Abbas in his campaign to succeed Yasser Arafat as president.
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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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Israel promised to ease conditions in the West Bank and Gaza so that Palestinians can vote for a successor to Yasir Arafat.
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The Palestinian leader, Mahmoud Abbas, has received another boost in his campaign to replace Yasser Arafat. The militant al-Aqsa Martyrs&#39; Brigades - the armed wing of the Fatah movement - has announced that it will back his candidacy for the January poll.
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RAMALLAH, West Bank  - Palestinians vote on Sunday  for a successor to Yasser Arafat widely expected to be Mahmoud  Abbas, a pragmatist they hope will revive a peace process with  Israel after years of bloodshed.
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This weekend's election to replace Yasser Arafat has the potential to usher in the Arab world's first genuine democracy with a peaceful transfer of power that will augur well for the dream of a Palestinian state. The new Palestinian president &#151; widely expected to be Mahmoud Abbas &#151; doesn't have an easy job ahead of him.
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RAMALLAH, West Bank  - Mahmoud Abbas declared that  he had won a Palestinian presidential election on Sunday and  dedicated his victory to Yasser Arafat, the late iconic leader  he is replacing.
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Palestinian officials scheduled presidential elections for Jan. 9, pushing forward Sunday with steps to a secure a new leader after the death of Yasser Arafat.
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RAMALLAH, West Bank, Nov. 25 -- The Revolutionary Council of the dominant Palestinian political faction, Fatah, approved former prime minister Mahmoud Abbas on Thursday as its candidate to succeed Yasser Arafat in a presidential election set for Jan. 9.
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He is the front-runner as Palestinians vote Sunday for a new president.
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nearly three decades, a dress rehearsal for a presidential ballot next month to choose Yasser Arafat&#39;s successor. Fatah movement and Islamists sworn to destroying Israel.
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BEIT HANOUN, Gaza Strip  - Palestinians voted on  Thursday in the first municipal elections in the Gaza Strip, a  test of strength between new President Mahmoud Abbas and the  militant Hamas group.
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RAMALLAH, West Bank  - Yasser Arafat's successors  promised a swift election to replace him on Saturday as  Palestinians flocked to his tomb to pay last respects to the  ex-guerrilla who symbolized their hopes of a state.
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Yasser Arafat&#39;s successors promised a swift election to replace him on Saturday as Palestinians flocked to his tomb to pay last respects to the former guerrilla who symbolized their hopes of a state.
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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 Palestinian elections were supposed to take place smoothly with one strong and realistic candidate, Mahmoud Abbas, aka Abu Mazen, chairman of the Palestine Liberation Organization in succession to the late Yasser Arafat, and a balanced competitor who