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Interim Palestine Liberation Organization leader Mahmoud Abbas is the clear front-runner in upcoming presidential elections, according to a poll released Sunday.
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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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Candidates vying to succeed Yasser Arafat as president of the Palestinian Authority kicked off a two-week election campaign Saturday with rallies and speeches that largely
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RAMALLAH, West Bank  - Yasser Arafat's image and  spirit haunted the fight to succeed him on Saturday, as seven  candidates launched campaigns playing up their links with the  late Palestinian president.
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Campaigning is stepped up for the Palestinian presidential elections, due to take place on 9 January.
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Marwan Barghouti, a popular leader, may make a long shot bid to succeed Yasir Arafat as head of the nation that would be Palestine.
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RAMALLAH, West Bank -- Anyone who didn&#39;t know better might have thought that Yasser Arafat was alive and well and running for Palestinian Authority president.
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Associates of jailed Palestinian leader Marwan Barghouti revive speculation that he may contest the presidency.
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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  - Palestinians voted on  Sunday for a successor to Yasser Arafat and looked likely to  elect Mahmoud Abbas, a pragmatist who has promised to revive a  peace process with Israel after years of bloodshed.
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Nearly two million Palestinians are  to elect a successor to Yasser Arafat, amid concern at Israeli travel curbs.
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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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presidential election to choose Arafat&#39;s successor, arrived in Israel after a surprise visit to Iraq on Tuesday. Mahmoud Abbas -- frontrunner in next month&#39;s poll -- and Ahmed Qurie.
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Palestinians called crucial to the success of a ballot to choose a successor to the late Yasser Arafat. Middle East envoy William Burns told reporters on Sunday in the West Bank city of Ramallah.
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Some say Mustafa Barghouthi's campaign may lead to the creation of a viable secular opposition in Palestinian politics.
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RAMALLAH, West Bank -- Palestinians began registering candidates yesterday for a presidential election to succeed Yasser Arafat, while officials warned that the vote may be delayed if Israel does not halt military activities.