Campaigns begin for Palestinian president
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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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Palestinian officials scheduled presidential elections for Jan. 9, pushing forward Sunday with steps to a secure a new leader after the death of Yasser Arafat. Meanwhile, on Sunday, gunfire erupted in the tent set up for mourners of Arafat Just after his successor arrived.
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PLO chief Mahmud Abbas began his campaign Saturday to become president of the Palestinian Authority with a one-minute silence for the late Yasser Arafat.
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Ramallah - The race to succeed the late Yasser Arafat as Palestinian leader formally kicked off on Saturday, with the opening of the registration period for potential presidential candidates.
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Interim Palestinian leader and presidential front-runner Mahmoud Abbas gestures as he speaks during a campaign rally in the West Bank town of Jericho, Tuesday Dec. 28, 2004.
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Prominent Palestinian figures appealed on Sunday for an end to violence, adding weight to the election campaign of moderate Mahmoud Abbas to succeed Yasser Arafat and launch peace talks with Israel.
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Palestinians began registering voters for an as yet unscheduled general election on Saturday, in the first concrete step to meet long-standing international and domestic demands for reforms.
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RAMALLAH, WEST BANK - Interim Palestinian leader Mahmoud Abbas vowed on Saturday to lead his people to independent statehood, in his first official campaign speech before January&#39;s presidential election.
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Palestinians started voting across the West Bank in the first municipal elections in 28 years which will serve as a test for next monthâs presidential polls.
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RAMALLAH, West Bank  - Yasser Arafat may be dead  -- but his image and his spirit hovered over the fight to  succeed him, as seven candidates launched campaigns on Saturday  playing up their links with the late Palestinian president.
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TEL AVIV Mahmoud Abbas, the new leader of the Palestine Liberation Organization and the man expected to be elected president of the Palestinian Authority, has been making progress in persuading radical groups like Hamas to hold their fire against Israeli
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RAMALLAH, West Bank  - Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas on Saturday called for fresh parliamentary and presidential elections at the earliest opportunity.
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Palestinians formally opened the campaign to replace Yasser Arafat yesterday as candidates aspiring to replace the long-time leader began seeking signatures to qualify for the January 9 ballot.
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Voter registration has begun throughout the Israeli-occupied Palestinian territories of the West Bank and Gaza Strip in preparation for possible general and local elections next year.
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JERICHO, West Bank  - Emergent Palestinian leader  Mahmoud Abbas drew cheers at his first election rally on  Tuesday by vowing to follow in Yasser Arafat's footsteps while  stressing he would seek a state via peace talks with Israel.
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JERICHO, West Bank A Palestinian leader who is campaigning to take the place of the late Yasser Arafat is pledging to follow in the footsteps of the longtime leader.
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A brief list of possible contenders for Palestinian Authority president. Some have only said they are considering a bid and none have formally announced yet since the period for registering as a candidate begins only this weekend.