Abbas Candidate for Palestinian President - Fatah
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The dominant Palestinian political faction Fatah on Monday named Mahmoud Abbas as its candidate to succeed the late Yasser Arafat in a presidential election scheduled for Jan. 9, officials said.
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Palestinian democracy activist Mustafa Barghouti joins the race to replace Yasser Arafat as Palestinian president.
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Marwan Barghouti, the popular Palestinian leader currently imprisoned by Israel on terrorism charges, plans to run for president of the Palestinian Authority, Israel Radio reported Thursday.
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Mahmoud Abbas, the leading candidate for the Palestinian presidency, campaigned today in the Jenin refugee camp.
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Marwan Barghouti, a leader of the late Yasser Arafat&#39;s Fatah faction who is serving a life sentence in an Israeli jail, is registering to run for president of the Palestinian Authority.
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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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RAMALLAH (CISGIORDANIA) - Il gruppo palestiense al Fatah, il piu&#39; importante all&#39;interno dell&#39;Organizzazione per la liberazione della Palestina, ha scelto Abu Mazen (Mahmoud Abbas) come candidato alle elezioni presidenziali di gennaio.
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GAZA CITY  - The radical Al-Aqsa Martyrs Brigades movement, an armed offshoot of the dominant Fatah faction, gave its endorsement to PLO chairman Mahmud Abbas in the contest for Palestinian Authority president.
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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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Palestinians are electing a successor to their late leader, Yasser Arafat.
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A look at the times and career of the Palestinian leader
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The Palestinian president, Mahmoud Abbas, faces the collapse of Fatah power in Gaza and a putative Palestinian state divided between Fatah and Hamas.
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The main Palestinian faction, Fatah, is set to back Mahmoud Abbas in January's presidential poll.
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Palestinian mainstream Fatahmovement&#39;s armed wing announced Sunday its commitment to the movement&#39;s decision in choosing Mahmoud Abbas, chairman of thePalestine Liberation Organization
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Palestinian Prime Minister Ahmed Qureia told reporters in Ramallah late on Thursday that the Fatah Revolutionary Council will back Mahmoud Abbas as their candidate in the presidential election on January 9.
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In a bid to put an end to the candidacy of jailed Tanzim terror group leader Marwan Barghouti the revolutionary council of the Palestinian Authorityâs dominant Fatah faction endorsed PLO chairman Mahmoud Abbas to succeed Yasser Arafat on Thursday night
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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.