Arafat Acknowledges Mistakes, Urges Change
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RAMALLAH, West Bank  - Palestinian President Yasser Arafat made a rare acknowledgement of mistakes under his rule Wednesday and urged reforms to end corruption after an unprecedented wave of turmoil.
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Aug. 25, 2004 - RAMALLAH, West Bank Yasser Arafat fended off another challenge to his authority Wednesday when Palestinian lawmakers backed away from sweeping reform demands, instead approving a watered down set of recommendations.
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RAMALLAH, West Bank  - Palestinian President  Yasser Arafat made a rare acknowledgement of mistakes under his  rule Wednesday and urged reforms to end corruption after an  unprecedented wave of turmoil.
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RAMALLAH, West Bank -- Yasser Arafat, admitting to mistakes, promised to rein in corruption, but Palestinian lawmakers complained that their leader&#39;s long-awaited speech Wednesday fell far short of expectations, offering no way out of the chaos plaguing ...
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(Corrects to read the third anniversary of Arafat's death in ninth paragraph instead of fifth anniversary)
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Yasser Arafat, hospitalized in France, was rushed to intensive care after a setback and was undergoing new tests, Palestinian officials said today.
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RAMALLAH, West Bank  - Palestinian President  Yasser Arafat made a rare admission of mistakes on Wednesday  and urged reforms to end corruption after an unprecedented wave  of turmoil.
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Palestinian President Yasser Arafat, under pressure to enact anti-corruption reforms, said on Wednesday that some officials had misused their posts and urged efforts to correct "all the mistakes."
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The sudden deterioration in the health of Palestinian President Yasser Arafat reminded the world that he has his place in history in spite of the many attempts by Israel - and especially by
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or It Really Was All Arafat's Fault
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In death, as in life, the Palestinian leader Yasir Arafat provoked a great wave of contrary emotions across the Middle East on Thursday - grief at the passing of the once
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From his hospital bed, Yasser Arafat swiftly condemned a suicide bombing in Tel Aviv on Monday -- a sign the ailing Palestinian leader wants to convey the impression he is still in charge despite deteriorating health.
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RAMALLAH: Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat is &quot;very, very sick&quot; and the ex-guerrilla who for decades symbolised a struggle for statehood is slipping in and out of consciousness, officials and medics said today.
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RAMALLAH, West Bank  - Prime Minister Ahmed Qurie  marked the anniversary of a Palestinian uprising on Tuesday by  urging his own people and Israel to rethink tactics that have  brought four years of bloodshed.
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Recent predictions that the death of Yasser Arafat will usher in a new era of Palestinian peacemaking are, I regret to say, a joke.
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It is easy to agree with Jamie Weinstein that Yasser Arafat had not succeeded and that terrorism needs to end. However, Weinstein missed important points needed for a fair assessment of the situation.
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U.N. Secretary-General Kofi  Annan was "deeply moved" by the death of Palestinian President  Yasser Arafat and urged renewed efforts by the Palestinians and  the Israelis to reach peace, a spokesman said late on  Wednesday.