Barghouti still in PA race
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Jerusalem Fatah leader Ahmed Ghanem, a close associate of Marwan Barghouti, was appointed with Barghouti&#39;s approval to head the jailed Fatah leader&#39;s election campaign for PA chairman.
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The interim Palestinian leader pledged to uphold Arafat&#39;s legacy and create and negotiate for peace. RAMALLAH, WEST BANK -- Mahmoud Abbas kicked off his campaign to succeed Yasser Arafat, pledging yesterday
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Jailed Palestinian leader Marwan Barghouthi said on Wednesday he expected a Palestinian uprising to persist in the West Bank despite President Mahmoud Abbas's pledge to end all violence against Israelis.
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A serious battle to win over the Palestinian public was finally under way yesterday as the entry of a second major candidate galvanised the contest to succeed Yasser Arafat
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Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas said Monday he will push ahead with new elections despite a wave of factional fighting between his Fatah party and the rival Islamic group Hamas.
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Israel has ruled out releasing jailed Marwan Barghouti, a leading Palestinian figure who is widely seen as the strongest candidate to succeed Yasser Arafat.
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Marwan Barghouti, a fiery Palestinian leader serving multiple life terms in an Israeli prison, indicated Thursday that he is running for Yasser Arafat's position as head of the Palestinian Authority, defying the traditional leadership and scrambling the political picture ahead of the Jan. 9 election.
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Marwan Barghouti, a leader of the Palestinian uprising jailed by Israel but perhaps the strongest candidate to oust Yasser Arafat's old guard of politicians, plans to run in upcoming presidential elections, a person close to Barghouti said Saturday.
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Marwan Barghouti, the fiery Palestinian leader imprisoned in Israel, reversed his earlier decision and entered the race for the presidency of the Palestinian Authority tonight.
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Three polls indicate that the race for President of the Palestinian Authority is nearly even between Fatah choice Mahmoud Abbas and independent candidate Marwan Barghouti.
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Jailed Palestinian leader Marwan Barghouti may run in the upcoming presidential elections, aides say.
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Marwan Barghouti's withdrawal leaves Mahmoud Abbas without a serious challenger in the Jan. 9 vote to choose the head of the Palestinian Authority.
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JERUSALEM - Jailed uprising leader Marwan Barghouti will seek the presidency of the Palestinian Authority, an associate said Thursday.
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CANBERRA The Palestinian presidential poll to replace Yasser Arafat, scheduled for Jan. 9, has been thrown wide open by the entry of the jailed Palestinian activist Marwan Barghouti into the race and by Hamas&#39;s boycott.
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Mahmoud Abbas, the leading candidate for the Palestinian presidency, campaigned today in the Jenin refugee camp.
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Shaking up the race to replace Yasser Arafat, imprisoned uprising leader Marwan Barghouti announced his candidacy for the Palestinian presidency in a last-minute decision to challenge the establishment candidate.
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TYRE, Lebanon: Many Palestinians in refugee camps in Lebanon say they would rather see imprisoned West Bank Fatah leader Marwan Barghouti succeed Yasser Arafat than the movement&#39;s official candidate Mahmoud Abbas.