Powell hails peace opportunity ahead of Palestinian vote
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JERUSALEM : US Secretary of State Colin Powell hailed a &quot;moment of opportunity&quot; for Middle East peace as Israel and the United States pledged to back next year&#39;s Palestinian election to the hilt.
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Secretary of State Colin Powell gave understated praise Thursday for preparations the United Nations is making to support elections in Iraq
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Secretary of State Colin L. Powell said Monday that he had won a commitment from Israel to let Palestinians living in Jerusalem take part in elections in January and
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Secretary of State Colin Powell on  Monday will invest U.S. prestige in a new Middle East peace  drive, pressing Israeli and Palestinian leaders alike for steps  to help Palestinians elect a new president.
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During meetings Monday with Prime Minister Ariel Sharon and Foreign Minister Silvan Shalom, US Secretary of State Colin Powell is expected to ask Israel not to disrupt the January 9 elections in the Palestinian Authority.
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Israeli leaders told Secretary of State Colin Powell today that they will do their utmost to allow Palestinian elections to take place, including easing travel restrictions in the West Bank and Gaza Strip.
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The US Secretary of State, Colin Powell, plans to meet moderate Palestinian leaders later this month in an early indication of America&#39;s readiness to become involved in a Middle East peace process.
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Secretary of State Colin Powell said  on Saturday he hoped to meet Palestinian leaders soon as part  of a harder U.S. push for peace in the region following the  death of President Yasser Arafat.
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JERUSALEM  - US Secretary of State Colin Powell arrived in Israel, with Washington determined to push forward the Middle East peace process ahead of January&#39;s election to find a successor to Yasser Arafat.
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Secretary of State Colin L. Powell arrived Jerusalem for talks with Israeli and Palestinian leaders about steps to facilitate the Palestinian political transition after the death of Yasser Arafat.
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Israel said ahead of a visit by Secretary of State Colin Powell Sunday that it would consider any formal request to pull troops away from West Bank cities to facilitate a Palestinian presidential election.
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Palestinian leaders will demand Secretary of State Colin Powell to pressure Israel to pullout its forces from disputed areas in the West Bank ahead of January elections to choose a successor to the late Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat, a top Palestinian
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On word of the death of Palestinian  leader Yasser Arafat, Secretary of State Colin Powell pledged  on Thursday the United States would "do all we can" to help  Palestinians achieve peace and urged calm to prevail in the  region.
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Israel leaders today assured Colin Powell that they will do their utmost to ensure that Palestinian elections to choose a successor to Yassir Arafat go smoothly, including easing
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Israel said ahead of a visit by  Secretary of State Colin Powell Sunday that it would consider  any formal request to pull troops away from West Bank cities to  facilitate a Palestinian presidential election.
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Arriving in the Middle East for talks with Israeli and Palestinian leaders, Secretary of State Colin Powell said yesterday he would press both sides to take steps to enable Palestinians to elect a legitimate successor to Yasser Arafat.
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JERUSALEM  - Outgoing US Secretary of State Colin Powell arrives here Sunday for a visit to Israel and the Palestinian territories on a new US push for peace after the death of veteran Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat.